January 20 Prayer

January 20 PRAYER
Jesus heals on the sabbath a withered hand and offend their hearts- Mark 3:1-6

Hearts
our own hearts is where change may begin
a new start
a new way
sometimes this can be threatening to what we think we know
what we have become comfortable with
what keep us held straight up
balanced and not tilted

Jesus spoke into the hearts of the
people he came to
some with soft hearts, some with hard
some that were hungry and desperate
some stuck and set in their ways-

When he healed on the designated day of rest
the day made for all to enter
many did not enter the time of rest but
confined themselves to a form of rules and
restrictions that kept them safe

so the work of God could not accomplish what it was set out to do
to heal and restore
to plant the seeds of love
God’s love

Pray with your heart now;
See the soil softening and his faithful love and truth blossom forth -

‘Let not the soil of our hearts resist your seeds of love
Sow them deeply
Break the hard walls of clay
crack open the caked mud
the rules and restrictions of our ground
shake, quake our hearts until we are softened soil
toiled and ready to receive a new beginning
to grow the way of blessing
a new ground of being

Let revival come, Lord Jesus, Come
Save the church, heal our divisions and our land
may your unfailing love and tender mercy
be planted firmly in our hearts

We give to you all of our frustrations,
our resistance to change
May we no longer grieve your heart
but welcome your way of peace
so the land may be filled with your glory
to see truth spring forth on the earth

May we hunger after the food of Jesus
to do the will of God and finish his work
to restore and heal
bring your peace.

Amen
Mark 3:1-6,Ps.85:9-11Jn.4:31-34