Here’s
a prayer of petition inspired by Jesus’ teaching about possessions. It comes from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (see link below).
Prayer of
Petition
Generous
God,
in
abundance you give us things both spiritual and physical.
Help us
to hold lightly the fading things of this earth
and
grasp tightly the lasting things of your kingdom,
so that
what we are and do and say
may be
our gifts to you
through
Christ, who beckons all to seek the things above,
where
he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. 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. http://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/
