26 April 2012
Frank Hermando, devotion leader
Text: Proverbs 20
Key verse: 20: 27 (NIV)
The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
PRAYER
God of wisdom and love:
We thank you for the words from the Scripture that remind us of the basic norms of relationships in our everyday life. These had been read through ages and generations. We are as well reading these and mindful of the pitfalls of over indulgence, overbearing, being sluggard and harsh. Expected and unfortunate things can result from neglect of practical and divine wisdom revealed in the Scriptures.
At this time of prayer, your divine will is interacting with ours. We are are given the opportunity to attune our minds and hearts to your indwelling spirit.
Before us are the life situations where many people are caught in daily routines: commuting to work or school, driven by social and economic necessity. The politicians are striving to get their political agenda done; business people focus on what profit there is to gain; scientists scrutinizing tiny bits of matter to know more. There is so much information in our world but not much wisdom. O God, we implore your divine wisdom to light our minds.
God of love, we are confronted with the realities of conflict, violence and survival of our nation and world. We ask you to teach us the way of justice and peace, empowering and sustaining us in our ministry and mission of pursuing Christ's peace in the Korean Peninsula. Strengthen our wills and our hands to do the challenging tasks of peacebuilding. We have confidence in your love that can cause to unite people and nations toward a common goal for peace in our endangered world.
We pray for fresh insights of what we've been doing as a church and as part of the larger society. Let your wisdom guide us in our work today. We pray these in the name of Jesus Christ, God's incarnate wisdom, our redeemer, Amen.
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