Here’s a prayer of petition based on the scripture texts for February 12, 2012 (Epiphany 6B). It comes from Vanderbilt Divinity Library’s Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL website.
Prayer of Petition
(inspired by Mark 1:40-45, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
Divine Physician,
healer of bodies and souls,
stretch out your hand and touch us.
Cleanse our hearts from the sin
that separates us from you and one another.
Recreate us in your own image,
and restore us in Christ,
so that we may run the race
and receive the prize of everlasting life. Amen.
— from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts admin. Augsburg Fortress. Posted on Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
For more worship resources for February 12, 2012 (the sixth Sunday after Epiphany), click on Epiphany 6B in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page. For more prayer resources on this blog, see the Scriptural Index of Prayers at the upper right side of the page.
