Lent Journey: Week 01
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Week 01 – God Start With Me
From 17th February
BIBLE
This week is a shorter week than usual, so there are just 3 bible passages to read:
- Psalm 51
- Ezekiel 36: 22-27
- Philippians 2:12-18
PRAYERS
A Prayer attributed to Sir Francis Drake
Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst for the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth, We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
Amen.
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
PRAYER WALK
This week, find some open space to breathe, be still and listen to God. You could use the above prayers to get you started.
