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PRAY NOW: TODAY'S PRAYER
Astonishing relationships - Zacchaeus and Jesus
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him,'Zacchaeus, hurry
and come down; for I must stay at your house today.'
Prayer
When we feel we are unimportant and not noticed
You see in us the potential and possibility we fear to live up to
You surprise us with an unexpected,
'I choose you.'
When our wealthy lives are lived out at the expense of the poor
You encourage us to be uncomfortable with our extravagance
You challenge us with an unexpected,
'I choose you.'
When we worry that our bodies may be too fat or too small
You see that which is deep within us and beyond the external
You affirm us with an unexpected,
'I choose you.'
When the lives we lead or decisions we take, make us unpopular
You demand we seek Justice and act with mercy
You change us with an unexpected,
'I choose you.'
So come amongst
the lonely
the small
the wealthy
the unloved
the unpopular
Come
and be the guest of a sinner
that by choosing us,
meeting us,
being amongst us,
we may live out our lives
Challenging and changing
Challenged and changed.
Readings
Exodus 22:21-31 Community and
hospitality
1 Peter 4:8-9 Good
stewards of God's grace
3 John 5-8 Gaius'
hospitality
Prayer activity
Invite someone new round to your house or take them out for a coffee. Enjoy the
conversation and time spent getting to know each other.
Prayer for the Church
Those who attempt to change the Church to make it more congruent with the Gospeland able to meet the challenges of these times
especially the Panel on Review and
Reform.
Blessing
Blessed be the sinner who knows their need of God.
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