(I probably wrote about this prayer last year; but, it is a favorite of mine from Vespers).
O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending...
Are you calling to us, God? To what are you calling us? The future is uncertain, the church as we know it is radically changing right before our very eyes. What new thing are you breathing life into?
...by paths as yet untrodden...
No one has taken a road quite like this before. How will we get there if there is no path?
...through perils unknown...
Dangers. There will be danger. Anger. Failure. Defeat. They all could be waiting for us. It is hard not to be afraid...
...Give us faith to go out with good courage....
But, there it is. Faith. Faith is the net that supports us, the arms that surround us, the eyes that point the way.
...not knowing where we go....
Trusting. Leaning on God's promises. Where will we go?
...but only that your hand is leading us...
Yes! Your hand, God. Leading. Lifting us up when we fall. Pulling us along when we falter. Guiding us along the way.
...and your love supporting us...
Most importantly - that love - YOUR love, Lord. Perfect love.
...through Jesus Christ our Lord...
(Who has been through this before on the road to Calvary.)
Amen
Resurrection comes at last!
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