A Prayer about “God-with-us”
Greetings, O favored one. The Lord is with you! Luke 1:28
Lord God,
I don’t know about everyone else praying this prayer,
but around this time every year,
I need to remember Gabriel’s assurance to Mary:
“The Lord is with you!”
You are with me, and in Christ,
you are in me.
You are with me
when I am afraid.
[Name some things you are afraid of right now…
being alone,
not getting the right gifts for your family,
that your children will abandon their faith?]
You are with me
when I find my rest in other things.
[Name some other places you seek
security, significance, or a sense of calm].
You are with me
when I try to earn my favor—
with you or with others.
[Name some ways
you are seeking either God’s approval
or others’ by performing].
Thank you, Lord,
that you sent Jesus,
Immanuel, “God-with-us,”
that we might never walk alone.
In his very near name we pray. Amen.
Read Luke 1:28; Joshua 1:9; Psalm 145:18-19; Isaiah 41:10; Romans 8:38-39.
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![Have you ever felt forsaken?
He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:8
Faithful Father,
In times that we feel forsaken,
whether because of betrayal or abandonment or loss,
may we remember,
“It is the Lord who goes before [us],”
and you will never leave us or forsake us.
You are a God who made a covenant,
a promise of love to your people
that you alone upheld.
Even after Adam and Eve disobeyed you in the garden,
you promised to send your Son to destroy Satan (Gen. 3:15).
You promised Abraham to make him a great nation (Gen. 12:2),
and you continued to love your people, the Israelites,
even though they continued to rebel against you:
“For the mountains may depart,
and the hills may be removed,
but my steadfast love will not depart from you” (Isaiah 54:10).
In your most stunning proof of your commitment
to bring your people back to you,
you allowed your Son to be forsaken on the cross,
to die for our sins,
that we might become your children.
Because you will never leave nor forsake
your children in Christ,
when we feel lonely
or exiled
or forgotten,
we need not “fear or be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:8).
In Jesus’ faith-full name we pray. Amen.
Read Deuteronomy 31:8; Isaiah 54.
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