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Daily Prayer

Sept. 6, 2022

A daily prayer from the New England Conference

Members of the New England Conference Extended Cabinet are sharing a daily prayer based on the Revised Common Lectionary for the week.

You are welcome to use these in worship or in your own devotions.

Today's Prayer

Read Luke 14: 25 - 33 


Dear Jesus 


You invite us to be a “disciple.” 

When I read what it means, what you taught those with you those many years ago,

I’m not sure I like what it means.

Hate my family?

My own life?

Make a plan?

Give up all my stuff?

Everything? 


It seems that this “disciple” thing involves more than what I might think.

It’s more than standing in the crowd.

It’s more than thoughts and prayers.

It’s more than Sundays and songs and a few good deeds. 


It’s a life, centered on your life, death and resurrection. It’s a life, spent learning from you how to live life, truly.

It’s a life, spent learning from you how to live life, deeply.

It’s a life, spent learning from you how to live my life   

the way you would live my life    

  if you were me. 


Be I teacher, painter, lawyer, preacher, singer, or father or mother or neighbor,   

I am to be the kind of teacher, painter, lawyer, preacher, singer, father, mother, neighbor      

the way you would be          

if you were me. 


Makes sense it needs to be a priority.

Makes sense it requires a plan. 

World changing sense.  


i offer you today. 

We’ll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow.

Amen.  


By Rev. Rick McKinley, Director of Congregational Development


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