Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you for your church, which you still use as the vehicle of your grace; that despite our reluctance, disobedience and timidity you still call us to go on reaching out to the lost and the fearful, the weak and the proud. We thank you that it is your will that the love of Christ is to be offered to all people everywhere. Through the Great Commission you have given us the task of sharing in your work of healing a broken world. We praise you and give you thanks in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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