Luke 9: 51-62 "Choose Life"
A prayer, in the form of a collect, based on a bible reading from today's lectionary
A collect based on Luke 9: 51-62 (click here to read the passage)
Christ, who asks more than we are willing to give.
You didn’t expect your followers to choose you over all that was bad. You expected to be chosen over sanctuary, over family; the familiar and the safe.
Help us to create a distance between ourselves and what possesses us, what we possess, to discover the space where divine love replaces fearful attachment.
Because you don’t ask us to reject what we hold dear in order never to return but in order to come back with true love and connection.
Amen
I hope you find this prayer a useful way to connect with and reflect on the passage today. With peace and best wishes, Steve