Heavenly Father,
You are the Lord of all knowledge and wisdom. You know all there is to know, and you can see back into the past to the very starting point of creation, and all the way to the end of time, and past that into the eternity beyond. There is nothing you do not know, For you there are no surprises.
You are the God of all humanity. You have made us in your image, and given us dominion over the earth. You have given us the ability to make choices, to make decisions and act on them, and you allow our decisions to impact on the world around us, on our own lives, and on the lives of others. You do not force us to act a certain way, but you allow us to do wonderful and terrible things.
Father, we want to apologise. You have graciously given us freedom to think and to choose. And so often, we choose to do the wrong thing. You have given us freedom to choose you, but we choose ourselves. We're sinful and selfish, and you know it. And we suffer because of our sin, and then we cry out to you for help. Heavenly Father, we are sorry for our sin, and we repent of it. And we know that you are just, and gracious, and will forgive us. Tomorrow we might do the same thing again, but we thank you that you will forgive us again, and again, seventy times seven times. We thank you that because of Jesus dying on the cross in our place, you will never stop forgiving us, for as long as we sin.
And you have given us your Holy Spirit, God in us, to sanctify us as we live our life trying to live for you. Transform us by your spirit, and make yourself shine out from us to those who surround us. Help us to be your hands and your feet in this world.
Father, we crave freedom, but so many of us are trapped. Some are trapped by sins we feel we can't shake off - we ask that you would defeat that sin, or help us to endure it, that we might serve you in our weakness and your strength. Some of us are enslaved by sickness - we pray for those among us who are suffering from illness, and the fear and worry it can create. Give all those who are sick energy, renew them by your spirit, and give them freedom from their illnesses, Lord. We pray for those who are stuck in ruts of busyness or comfort - pry us from those stuck points, and free us to serve you dynamically. And we pray for those around the world who are physically imprisoned because of your name, both in prisons by governments, and in their homes by their families. Give them courage, and give them freedom from their chains.
We thank you that you have promised to free us all from the shackles of this world, and to lead us into a glorious eternity where we will be free from suffering, free from sickness, free from hunger, free from pain, and free from sin forever. We pray let your kingdom will come, and soon. Amen
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