A Prayer about Learning Christ

Lord Jesus,

Thank you for this compelling invitation 

to your classroom:

You are the best teacher. 

You don’t worry with reading, writing, and arithmetic, 

and you may never produce Jeopardy champions, 

But you do change us completely.

You are making us new, 

into people who will be like you 

when we see you face to face, 

as you really are (Revelation 21:5; 1 John 3:2).

You are making us into gentle and lowly people, 

people who get angry about injustice and oppression and abuse, 

people who speak the truth in love, 

people who humble ourselves 

to forgive those who sin against us. 

Lord, today and everyday, 

make our highest goal to be “learning Christ,” 

that we may discover the deepest rest for our souls. 

In your gentle name. Amen.

Read Matthew 11:28-30; Revelation 21:5; 1 John 3:2.