July 21 Prayer

July 21 Prayer
Matt.13:1-9

Seeds to sow
Seeds to take root
Seeds to nourish into a yield so large

O Jesus,
May I have ears to listen to your words
Birth is me,
Seeds of truth,
Seeds of love that
will endure the harsh desert sun

Sow in me seeds to grow and
transform me in the deepest ground of being

For you open up the skies and rain down manna on us all
Mysterious, spiritual bread of angels
A heavenly food that we are meant to eat
and consume until the seed becomes
a part of the whole
making us one

‘Take and eat
For this is my body’

Word of God
Seeds of life
Sow in me
Today

Transform your church into one body to be broken
and given so others can live.
Let your words go deep and take root

May we speak forth words that
become like streams in the desert
and cause a bud to blossom in
most unlikely places.

We look to You God
with joy and expectancy
to see the doors of heaven open
and rain down on us
a fresh word of new life today.

Amen
1Cor.10:1-6, 11:12
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