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Sunday
SERMON
Week of January 29-February 3
Taken from “Prayer for a Planetary Pilgrim: A Personal Manual for “Overworked: You’re More Than What You Do” -
Prayer and Ritual” by Edward Hays January 28
A Psalm Before Beginning Work Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17,23-24 (NLT)
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe
My day begins, O Gracious God;
yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness,
let all my work be done as prayer as I do it one with you. and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive
May I, like your son, Jesus,be Emmanuel, “God among us” anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must
here in this place of work. forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us
May I carry your presence as I respond to all with kindness and warmth; all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from
with joy and humble service. Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called
Grant me the grace to love Christ in all who will share my life this day. to live in peace. And always be thankful.
O God, grant me this gift.
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach
A Psalm Before Beginning Work and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever
To you, O Divine One, from who hands you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
comes the work of creation, so artfully designed, through him to God the Father.
I pray that this work I am about to do
may be done in companionship with you. Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for
May the world that I will soon begin the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you
sing praise to you as song birds do. an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is
Christ.
May the work that I will soon begin
add to the light of your presence because it is done with great love.
Scripture: I Thessalonians 2:9 (NLT)
May the work that I will soon begin
speak like a prophet of old of your dream of beauty and unity. Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked
May the work that I will soon begin among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would
be a shimmering mirror of your handiwork not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.
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in the joy of doing it for its own sake,
in my poverty of ownership over it My Notes:
in my openness to faliure or success
in my invitation to others to share in it
and in its bearing fruit for the world.
May I be aware that through this work I draw near you.
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