Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we thank you that there is no limit to your power to make all things new, and for Christ in whom your life-changing, world-renewing love is made known. We thank you for all those who, down the centuries and across the world, have lived bravely for your truth; for those whose commitment has opened other people’s eyes to your presence and for those whose witness, faithfulness and love makes yesterday bearable, tomorrow hopeful and today livable. We thank you for the way the eyes of Christ’s disciples were opened to begin to understand something more of who he really was. We thank you that today, you are still doing the same through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Through Jesus who has the keys to the Kingdom, we praise you.

Amen.

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