Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Luke 18:27 (NIV)
Dear heavenly Father, we praise you for your promises of steadfast love, daily mercies, and doing the impossible, for we need all three. Because of your steadfast love, we have incomparable peace. Because of your daily mercies, we have the freedom to be vulnerable. Because nothing is impossible with you, we can trust you with our heaviest burdens and hardest situations.
Father, some of us are running to your throne of grace today, primed for a miracle; some of us are making our way very slowly, under the weight of shame and emotional exhaustion; and some of us are stuck on the mercy-road, not sure we can risk the pain of hoping again. Thank you that you meet us where we are, as we are. Thank you for always running towards us in the gospel.
For those of us who ache with the pain of betrayal, loss, and rejection hold us tightly, close to your heart. We want healing, yet some days we want justice much more than we want mercy for those who have hurt us. Help us Lord.
Father, for those of us who feel the burden of our guilt, the consequences of our failure, and the shame of our foolishness, free us from our attempts at putting things right with you. You must script our repentance and renewal. Only your grace is sufficient. We’re tired of trying to be our own savior.
Father, for those of us who want to trust you with failing health, limited finances, unexpected reversals, big and little decisions, spiritual malaise, job challenges, children who are “all over the map,” and any of a number of other situations, with palms up, we praise you and surrender to you. You do all things well and make all things beautiful, in your time. May your time be our time. Thank you, Abba. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ loving and powerful name.
