Beyond our Vision

You are the God of eternal patience, ever waiting, ever planning, ever working towards a purpose of which we have just a glimpse.

Our vision is often more limited: by our own concerns, by our own fears, by our own imaginations.

Yet in these things there are seeds: the work of your spirit opening our mind and stirring our actions towards something greater than even we see.

Grant us, in this time of worship, a measure of grace to continue to wait in hope, to wait in expectation, and to wait with an openness to the fullness of Your purpose.

God of all ages, you have repeatedly planted the dream in unlikely people.

We remember the vulnerable and barren Abraham, whom you chose to father a multitude long before (and after) it seemed possible.

You called Moses to lead a transformation, even while he was part of a power which was at the heart of that problem.

Amos was a shepherd and tree-keeper in another part of the world when you sent him to your people with a unique message.

And Hosea – a man with deep family relationship issues – becomes a bearer of hope in the midst trouble.

Your eyes, O God, have ever been lifted to a future beyond our vision, yet one of which you give us glimpses.

Though we barely understand, and though we do not trust our capacity to see it through, we pray that you would continue to lead us through.

For you have not only shared the vision with us, You have poured out Your Spirit upon us, empowering us to do, and to be…

In our worship, we declare Your glory

In our prayer, we seek Your wisdom

In community, we begin to understand the wonder of Your grace.

In our surrender, we declare our trust in You.

Lord, we praise You!