A Prayer about Cheerful Giving
Generous Father,
What a mind-boggling statement about giving.
Frankly, it’s not always what we hear in the church.
Some churches hesitate to speak about giving
because of the fear that people will feel manipulated.
Other churches work the crowd,
twisting arms and loading on guilt.
The gospel frees us from both errors,
laying out the one essential motivation for giving:
You have given us your Son as our Savior.
You sent him into the world, to die on a cross,
so that we might become your children.
You didn’t give him grudgingly;
you didn’t give him “under compulsion”;
you didn’t give him reluctantly.
You gave him with great joy and delight,
knowing that this gift would return to you
the profound joy
of welcoming your children home.
Lord, help us to meditate on this good news
as we consider giving.
As we do, make us cheerful, generous givers,
and give us great joy in the privilege of giving.
In Jesus’ life-giving name. Amen.
Read 2 Corinthians 9.
![Will you pause with me to remember God’s wondrous works?
On your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5
Wondrously Working Lord,
How often do we pause,
do we really chew on,
the millions of ways,
seen and unseen,
you work in this world,
in our neighborhood,
in our lives?
For a few moments,
let’s consider your wondrous works:
You’ve drawn us to yourself
even when we were wandering around like the spiritual zombies we were.
You’ve loved us every day, all the time,
even when we hated you.
You’ve given us new life
even when we deserved certain death,
You’ve kept your promises to us
even when we broke every promise we ever made to you,
You’ve shown us limitless patience
even when we threw tantrums of impatience with you.
You’ve lavished us with the gifts we needed
even when we demanded the things we wanted when we wanted them.
[List some of the specific wondrous works God has done in your life].
Oh, Lord, may we break our eyes away
from the seductive screen
and look out, look up, look in,
to see your stunning beauty and your baffling kindness!
In Jesus’ gracious name. Amen.
Read Psalm 145.
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