O God, help us to trust in you, especially during the tough
times. We face many tests and challenges in life, and this often leads us to
question our faith. Thank you for the story of Job as it gives us an
opportunity to rethink our faith and see how you are present in our lives even
when we are surrounded by darkness. Thank you that no darkness is too great for
your light to shine in our lives.
When our hearts are weighed down by the heaviness of grief,
when a job opportunity closes, when the peer pressure of campus life would have
us stray from following you, when the struggle to overcome an addiction feels
like it is more than we can handle, when torrential floods destroy people’s
homes, when our health takes a turn for the worse…in all these ways, O God,
even though we may never fully understand why these things are happening, we at
least know that you believe in us, and that we can overcome any adversity
because you promise to never leave us or forsake us.
Help us to be there for each other when life gets tough.
Remind us that sometimes the best thing we can do for someone who is
questioning their faith is to simply be present, to listen, and to pray.
We pray for the Kairos prison ministry that is taking place
this weekend. We pray that your love would fill the hearts of those who are participating
and volunteering their time. Thank you that your love is a love that changes
hearts and lives.
O God, with a Job kind of faith, even though we don’t have
all the answers to why bad things happen to good people, help us to at least
say to you, “Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
And if we find those words too difficult to say, thank you
for giving us this prayer to say together every Sunday morning when we gather
here for worship.
“Our Father, who art in heaven…”
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