Offertory Prayer for Pentecost 16B 2009
Bless what we share that it may do more than we think it will.
Bless what we share that it may do more than we think it will.
We know that we are forgiven, as we take the bread and the wine, which represents what, has been sacrificed for us.
Guide us to a better way of thinking. Steer us away from that dark world that would have us dead to a vision of what you have made possible for us.
We need to focus on God’s blessings, and how those blessings can help free the world of pain, hunger and injustice.
We can speak words describing our very thoughts. We can fashion our ideas into shapes, buildings and tools with our hands expressing visions in three dimensions.
Turn us away from destructive sin, to glorious goodness as we share the Bread and Wine signifying the new life each of us has been given.
Yet, we are never far from the evil one. We fail to watch what we say. We say things we wish we could take back. We use words that destroy and hurt others. Our anger, frustration or hate is expressed in inappropriate ways.
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