Here's a prayer I think we'll use tomorrow... I adapted it from here.
From the desire to be esteemed,
Deliver us, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved by all...
From the desire to be honored ...
From the desire to be praised ...
Deliver us, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
Deliver us, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
Deliver us, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, ridiculed and wronged...
Deliver us, Jesus.
That I out of my riches may give to others in their poverty,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That I may know the depth of my own poverty
Jesus, grant me the grace to understand it.
That others may increase and I may decrease...
Jesus may it be.
speaking of amazing prayers...have you come into the possession of Brueggeman's "Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth" collection yet?
Posted by: jason | February 11, 2006 at 03:01 PM
i just found your blog, bob. are you a professor at western seminary?
Posted by: brandon | February 12, 2006 at 10:59 PM
Adjunct!
Which means "not really." But I occasionally help teach a class...
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God bless you all.
Posted by: Michael | June 17, 2007 at 08:37 PM