Prayer for 4th Sunday in Lent – 2 Corinthians 5:16 -21
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
5:16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we no longer know him in that way.
5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!
5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;
5:19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.
5:20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God.
5:21 For our sake God made the one who knew no sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Gracious God,
In order that the children of earth
might discern good and evil
you sent your Son to be the light of the world.
In a time when chaos reigns
the need to be able to discern
between good and evil is imperative.
As Christ shines upon us,
may we see the path forward
that leads us to truth and goodness
and away from chaos and harm.
In Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.
Adapted from Book of Common Worship PCUSA
