A Prayer about Beholding the Glory of the Lord

And we all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18a

Dear Friends, join me today and tomorrow to consider this profound verse, 2 Corinthians 3:18

Glorious Lord,

Still us and stun us with your glory.

Awe us and humble us with the hope 

that we can actually behold your glory.

The apostle Paul boldly declares his ministry 

to be greater than that of Moses (2 Cor. 3:12), 

for he and we, 

all who live after your death and resurrection, 

and have had the veil of hard-heartedness 

toward you removed,

can behold, look on, reflect, 

the glory of the Lord. 

We who were once blinded by unbelief, 

can now see clearly, fully, wholly.

And we must devote ourselves 

to beholding your glory, 

memorizing the contours of unfailing love 

reflected in your face, 

studying the scars in your hands 

and the wound in your side, 

the very wounds by which we were healed (Isaiah 53:5). 

As we study your glory, 

by the ministry of the Spirit, 

we are freed, 

freed 

from condemnation (Rom. 8:1), 

from guilt, 

from sin, 

from despair. 

Oh, Lord, pause our busy rushing today 

that we might rejoice 

in your removal of the veil, 

that we might behold your glory.

In your glorious name.

Amen.

Read 2 Corinthians 3:12-18.