On Our Knees           ISBN: 978-0-615-30027-6             click here to order

On Our Knees, by Kimberly Groninga, is a collection of prayers originally written for worship services at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Each page lists one to three scripture passages and a corresponding prayer. The collection can be used in worship settings or for individual or group devotions.

This prayer book is also a memory book, weaving in and through the life and teachings of Nazareth for parts of 2008 and 2009. On Our Knees is dedicated to the people of Nazareth Lutheran Church, past and present.

Scripture Passage: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11

 

 

Father— We are not worthy of the sacrifice you made on our behalf. Your son—on the cross. We don’t deserve the pieces of his broken body you gathered and handed out to each of us. But here we are—with voices, hearts, hands, minds. Wealth. And the only way we can thank you is to give these gifts—graciously and with the joy your gifts are intended to bring—to your kingdom on earth. Help us do that. Make our hands fall open to you. Let gold and silver and anxiety and fear tumble away—and be replaced with love, gratitude and overwhelming joy.

 

 

Father, use us to cultivate prayers of thanksgiving. Let not only our hands and feet move to your command, let our faces shine like stars with your love. Make it uncontainable, Lord. Burst us at the seams. And let the paltry material possessions that fall around us become food for the hungry or shelter for the cold. We get it. We are supposed to be part of the plan. Your promises aren’t just for us. Use us to make them true for all people.

 

 

We come to you as your children and on our knees.

In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.