Daily Worship

Family and Friends

Gordon Kennedy May 25, 2014 0 0

2 Timothy 1:1-7

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my beloved child: 

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

O God,
you have made yourself known as Father,
you call us to yourself,
you make us your children,
you make us at home with you.

Under the sun
help us remember
family and friends
who have made Jesus known to us.
Give us their faith
that in our turn
we may make Jesus known
to our families and friends.

As we love and remember
our families and friends,
so lead us out to the new,
new friends, new family,
that we may be
parent and grandparent,
child and grandchild
to all whom you give us.

 

by Gordon Kennedy, Craiglockhart Parish Church