KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED, LET'S NOT DEPART FROM THE TEMPLE
(Luke 2:36-40)
About Anna, the widowed woman in
today's gospel, the Bible writes: "She did not depart from the temple, worshipping
with fasting and prayer night and day"
We are encouraged to keep our
fingers crossed in prayers with faith to God till something positive happens.
We may be tempted to depart from the temple by several discouraging forces. We
may be tempted to stop praying and start to listen to gossips. We may be
tempted to start entertaining fears and lose hope. Let's not give up on what
God can do especially when it has become obvious that the world is not a place
of refuge. The Lord alone is our refuge and strength, He is a helper close at
hand even when the earth seems to rock. Let's pray God to use human beings well
to the glory of his name.
Anna gave testimonies of what the
Lord did in Christ. She spoke of the redemption of Jerusalem to all. She
thanked God for His wondrous deliverance.
We pray for our country and hope
to thank God soonest for the redemption of our people. We pray Him to spare the
lives of all in bondage. We pray for the release of captives. We pray for the
peace in our land. We keep our fingers crossed for God to safeguard our faith
in Him. We pray for the conversion of all who have departed from the temple
with the sacred, who have shattered and battered the holy of holies, who have
profaned the holy name of God, who have been blindfolded by greed and
wickedness.
LET US PRAY
With our fingers crossed and our
eyes turned heavenward we pray you Oh Lord to put a new song of praise and
thanksgiving on our lips for the redemption of your people. We pray especially
for individuals who are held captives by forces of darkness to be freed by your
powerful hands. Arise and manifest your glory for all to see through Christ our
Lord. Amen
God bless your day (6th day
within Christmas Octave)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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