A Prayer about Living and Dying in Faith
A Prayer about Living and Dying in Faith
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Hebrews 11:13
Heavenly Father,
Whatever our age,
Make us ready always
to “die in faith.”
Dying in faith is the natural conclusion
to living in faith.
Dying in faith is to look to the redemption
you have already accomplished in this world
and in our lives through Jesus Christ,
to be convicted of things we haven’t seen yet:
our heavenly homeland,
the new heavens and new earth life
that will truly fulfill our every hope (Hebrews 11:1).
To live and die in faith
is to let go of the things of this earth
to which we sometimes cling too tightly,
knowing we are “strangers and exiles on the earth” (Hebrews 11:13).
To live and die in faith
is to trust your perfect timing
in numbering our days
and your perfect patience
in sending Jesus back
to take us home.
To live and die in faith
is to wait eagerly
for the restoration of all broken things
even as we groan inwardly
when life hurts (Romans 8:19).
Father, give us the eyes of faith
to endure until the day comes
when we are reunited with you.
In Jesus’ living and dying name. Amen.
Read Hebrews 11:1-16; Romans 8: 19.
