Living Sacrifices

This Sunday our faith community considered God's call to offer ourselves as living sacrifices:

"Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you."

Here is a prayer that could serve as a seed of response for some of us:

Almighty God,

Thank you that what you want for me is bigger & Better than I imagine.

Thank you for sacrificing Jesus to offer me life.

I want your life. I want to Go with & learn from Jesus.

I want to offer myself Fully to you as a living sacrifice.

Please teach me how to do this. guide me so that every part of my life puts a smile on your face each day.

Please show me what I am withholding from you or offering in other directions.

And gently lead me into the life, rest & rhythms you promise.

- AMEN

Also, try reading and praying through Jesus' offer of life and relationship captured in Matthew 11:28-30:

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me.

Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest.

Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.

I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.

- May Jesus’ words come true in my life God. Amen.

A Prayer From Sunday (7.11.10)

Holy God,

We confess that we often fill our need,

our desperateness for You,

with other things.

Father, may we seek your truth and love always,

in our moments of joy and moments of pain,

as we journey toward knowing You more deeply.

You alone are the Lover of our souls.

We are lost without You.

Praise be to the One who made the heavens and the earth,

Who gives us hope and grace.

Amen.