29 June 2025 Prayer for the Chaplain + Deacon + Pastor

Pray along with Pr. Laura right HERE

You call me to countercultural work, O God of mercy. And sometimes it makes me want to jump into the nearest escape pod, into the nearest fox hole. Sometimes I just want to run away or hide from this work you call me to. What with the state of the world. Well, you know the state of the world and I suppose that it’s nothing new to you. And it’s continually being made new by you. Your view of the world is far more expansive and generous than mine could ever be. So help me to see my spot in it, my little place, this life I get right now to breathe in and out and to be yours. Here. It’s who I am before you send me out – your child. So fill me with that DNA- your DNA. Your fingerprints are all over my life, your breath is in my lungs. Your words come out of my mouth. Because only with you does it all makes any kind of sense. Maybe for just a moment, but I’ll take it. When my whole being remembers who I am in you, then your love suddenly seems like the most powerful thing there is. I bless you and I praise you, God, for your love for me and for this whole messed up world, even my little corner of it.

I pray for my family – the one I’ve been given, the one I have found. You surprise me constantly through them, showing me how capable and relentless your love is for them and for me. And I am so thankful for colleagues, both near and far. Help me be a good friend to them, so that we can remember none of us is alone in this call to proclaim your love.

Help me to not forget your story and my story are forever intertwined. You are not a distant observer of my life, but you are intimately involved with me at every turn. Thank you for your faithfulness to me. Thank you for your love. I love you too. Amen.