Opening Prayer: Lord God, thank you that you chose us in order
that we might bear fruit, fruit that would last. Help us to ever and always remain in you so
that that might indeed be the case.
Amen.
Scripture: John 15:9-17
Journal: How well are you abiding in his love these
days? What kind of fruit is that
producing in you? What does the
knowledge that we were chosen in order to bear fruit do within you?
Reflection: I have always enjoyed the part of the prayer that
suggests to us that we are taken by God, that we are chosen. “You did not choose me, I chose you,” we are
told Jesus said to His friends once, and I claim it for myself as often as I
feel I can get away with it. I remind
myself of the hope of it when the darkness comes, and celebrate the
astonishment of it when the Light is all around me. (Living Prayer
by Robert Benson)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Thank you, O God, that were chosen for much
bigger reasons than we will ever fully understand. We were chosen in order to be a part of a
much bigger story; the story of others coming to discover their own wonderfully
mysterious chosenness. Thanks for making
us a part of this eternal work. Amen.
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