Luke 20: 20-26 "Render Unto Caesar"
A prayer, in the form of a collect, based on a bible reading for today
A collect based on Luke 20: 20-26
Jesus, who was rejected by both political and religious authorities,
Since the beginning of your ministry in the desert you faced challenges and struggles from within and without.
So much in the human experience goes beyond binary categorisation, simplistic yeses or noes. Every situation requiring prayerful wisdom and discernment.
In places of persecution and interrogation, with no place to call home, may people see what you see, speak what you speak, hold silence with you, and know your presence.
Help us to discern your way of love and compassion in every fresh situation we encounter.
Amen.
Thank you for reading the prayer today. I hope it is useful to you.
The image used today is of the Japanese Fumi-e ceremony in, I think, the British Museum. Discover more HERE and HERE.
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