Prayer of the Day

Friday 27 January 2012

Lovely God,
you are our perfect gardener.
You patiently nurture, tend and care for us.
For all the times we have chosen to grow in our own ways,
we are sorry.
You always forgive us.
You always love us and we are so humbled.
Our prayer is that you live in us and that we live in you;
that your roots grow ever deeper into us and ours, ever deeper into you;
that we abide ever more closely with you.
We lay down our lives for you, dear friend, and pray that in us you find loyal and loving servants. Amen.

Elizabeth Guest, Loughton Methodist Church

Blessed be the love which chose us before the foundation of the world.
Blessed be the grace that saved us before the world began.
Blessed be the glory prepared for us from all eternity.
Blessed be God for ever and blessed be his glorious name! Amen.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)