Opening Prayer
Jesus, sometimes you are impossible! Your demands make you seem ridiculous. Why do you ask that we invite strangers to our dinners, instead of people and friends we are comfortable with? No wonder so many people walked away from you! You seem like a hopeless romantic who does not work well in the real world. Yes, Lord Jesus, it is hard to follow you. Your sayings are hard and challenging. We want to follow you and fulfill God’s expectations of His children. Give us the humility to be servants rather than judging overlords! Fill us again with Your Spirit and Your Word, that You might penetrate and transform us, so that we can transform this world in the justice of your reign. Empower us to welcome strangers and the alienated to Your table and our tables! Help us to serve the needs of others rather than our own need for comfort and security.
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