Congregational Prayer for Sunday July 12, 2009

Glorious God how often we think of you as hanging out in heaven sort of looking down at us from a distance. And it is also true that many of us have pretty much concluded that you have done just about everything with us that you planned to do. We confess a degree of sluggishness in our thinking. We have forgotten that you are a dynamic and motivating presence in our lives. The Holy Spirit is constantly at work in every installment of our existence. We keep thinking of ourselves moving toward the future, but rarely do we think that your future is ever moving toward us. We pray vigorously not to be a part of the dumbing -down of society. We want to be thinkers, intelligent, focused, clear, working always to discern and understand what you are calling us to do. Help us to grasp the glorious immensity of what it means to be Christians. May your extravagant work in us give us endless energy and boundless strength. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen