Prayer for today

O God,
In Jesus Christ you call us to follow,
to walk in your ways and to seek your truth.
Jesus keeps calling; but we keep turning away,
finding excuses and giving our hearts to other gods.
Still Jesus calls us, in spite of our sin.
Help us to hear Him.
Release us from the entanglements
that prevent us from following Him.
Forgive our sins and draw us ever closer.

O God, light of the hearts that see You,
life of the souls that love You,
strength of the thoughts that seek You:
to turn from You is to fall, to turn to You is to rise,
to abide in You is to stand fast forever,
Althought we are unworthy to approach You,
or to ask anything at all of You,
grant us Your grace and blessing
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Redeemer.

Amen.