A call to prayer: Openness to God

This week we are called to prayer by our women who lead us each day in a prayer that is both filmed and written. From 18-25 June 2023 tune in for prayers on: openness to God, cultural inclusion, those suffering loss and grief, those under pressure to conform, women of Carey Baptist College, relationships, Baptist women in positions of leadership, and people who have ceased attending church.

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Thank you to Baptist Women New Zealand who have called us to pray.

Today

Emma Stokes, lecturer in Bible and Mission at Carey Baptist College, prays for openness to God. This prayer is attributed to St Benedict of Nursia. Listen to Emma pray in this video, or read the text below.

O gracious and holy Father,

give us wisdom to perceive you,

intelligence to understand you,

diligence to seek you,

patience to wait for you,

eyes to behold you,

a heart to meditate upon you,

and a life to proclaim you,

through the power of the Spirit

of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen