Heavenly Father, Paul’s prayer for us is that we might know the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge.
Another week has passed.
And we wonder whether this knowledge was available to us and we missed it.
Did we get so caught up in our busyness that we missed it?
Were our own agendas like blinders to this greater reality?
Did it even occur to us that such a love was open to us?
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Another week is about to begin.
Already our calendars have begun to fill up.
Just thinking about it causes our breathing to tighten.
But, in this moment, we commit ourselves to share Paul’s desire.
Make us alert and hopeful.
May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith
so that we might live lives rooted and grounded in love.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Amen.
As used by South Bend Christian Reformed Church in South Bend, IN
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