Prayer for Cleansing During Covid-19 Pandemic
Saturday March 21, 2020
As we wash our hands and wipe surfaces to protect ourselves from th covid-19 virus, let's also remember to ask God to wash our hearts and lives because sin is even deadlier than this virus.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly love You and worthily magnify Your holy name through Christ our Lord.
(Anglican Collect for Purity - Thomas Cranmer )
Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the Lord Jesus who died in our place so we could be washed and freed from our sins. He gave His life so we could have life and live in loving relationship with You. We will be forever grateful.
We acknowledge that our lives get dirtied up with thoughts and words and actions that are not motivated by love for You and love for others. Some of us have been callous towards our neighbours and haven't lived responsibly as panic and fear overtook us. We've found ourselves getting so caught up in making sure we're taking care of ourselves that we have failed to find out who needs our assistance and have not taken time to reach out to help. At the heart of it all, we have failed to remember that You are with us and lived in unbelief and sometimes even anger at You, as though this were Your doing.
For Jesus' sake, forgive us and cleanse us once again. We want to live right, freed from every kind of sin, totally committed to doing good deeds. You have promised that if we confess our sin to You, You will forgive us and purify us from everything that isn't right. So, we receive that forgiveness. We step forward and make a new start in this new day to be the people You created us to be and to represent You well. Amen
Find our daily meditation at: www.pihtoday.blogspot.com and other helpful resources at: www.partners in hope.ca.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly love You and worthily magnify Your holy name through Christ our Lord.
(Anglican Collect for Purity - Thomas Cranmer )
Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the Lord Jesus who died in our place so we could be washed and freed from our sins. He gave His life so we could have life and live in loving relationship with You. We will be forever grateful.
We acknowledge that our lives get dirtied up with thoughts and words and actions that are not motivated by love for You and love for others. Some of us have been callous towards our neighbours and haven't lived responsibly as panic and fear overtook us. We've found ourselves getting so caught up in making sure we're taking care of ourselves that we have failed to find out who needs our assistance and have not taken time to reach out to help. At the heart of it all, we have failed to remember that You are with us and lived in unbelief and sometimes even anger at You, as though this were Your doing.For Jesus' sake, forgive us and cleanse us once again. We want to live right, freed from every kind of sin, totally committed to doing good deeds. You have promised that if we confess our sin to You, You will forgive us and purify us from everything that isn't right. So, we receive that forgiveness. We step forward and make a new start in this new day to be the people You created us to be and to represent You well. Amen
Find our daily meditation at: www.pihtoday.blogspot.com and other helpful resources at: www.partners in hope.ca.
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