A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
A QUOTE
“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”
Corrie Ten Boom
A TEXT
20 ‘I have found David my servant; •
with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 ‘My hand shall hold him fast •
and my arm shall strengthen him.
22 ‘No enemy shall deceive him, •
nor any wicked person afflict him.
23 ‘I will strike down his foes before his face •
and beat down those that hate him.
24 ‘My truth also and my steadfast love shall be with him, •
and in my name shall his head be exalted.
25 ‘I will set his dominion upon the sea •
and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 ‘He shall call to me, “You are my Father, •
my God, and the rock of my salvation;” Psalm 89
AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
Lord God,
you have called your servants
to ventures of which we cannot see the ending,
by paths as yet untrodden,
through perils unknown.
Give us faith to go out with good courage,
not knowing where we go,
but only that your hand is leading us
and your love supporting us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Lutheran Prayer For Courage
This prayer comes from the Lutheran Book of Worship (Augsburg, 1978). It suggests that each of us is called by God to be a pioneer – forging our own unique path as we discover and develop our God-given nature and talents.