Prayer (Jeremiah 20:7-13)
O Lord of hosts -
You entice us. You overpower us. You prevail.
O Lord of hosts -
Like Jeremiah, You call us to speak difficult truths - truths that turn close friends against us.
Like Jeremiah, we struggle with whether or not to speak those truths, and we find that we become weary when we hold in Your word of justice.
O Lord of hosts -
May we feel the burning fire shut up in our bones and release that fire.
May we remember that Your persecutors will not prevail.
O Lord of hosts -
You see the hearts and minds of Your people. Strengthen our hearts and minds, so we may remain committed to Your cause.
Deliver the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
O Lord of hosts -
As we prophetically speak…cry out…and shout, be with us.
Amen.