Our prayer continues as we silently now wait for thee, ready, our God thy will to see. Open our eyes illumining us, Spirit divine.
Thank you for giving us a multi-sensory faith in which we can experience your presence in a very real way whether through a sermon, an early morning sun shining through the trees, the taste of even just a tiny piece of bread and a little bit of juice, the crescendo of a beautiful piece of music, the small detail of a stained glass window that we never noticed before. In all these ways and so many more, you reveal your presence with us and we are thankful.
We also pray that the people who are on our prayer list and others who are on our hearts and minds this day would know of your presence wherever they may be and whatever particular situation they may be facing. We pray for your healing, guiding, comforting, and loving presence to surround each of these persons and needs.
And as our Gospel reading this morning reminds us, you can even be made known when we are doubting your presence the most. Thank you for offering each one of us a special blessing because you know how challenging it can be for us to open our eyes that I may see glimpses of truth thou hast for me.
We pray this in the name of the Risen Christ who not only offers us this special blessing, but who also invites us to pray this prayer that he taught us say together…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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