This is a prayer for an ordination service at NorthHaven Church on December 9, 2017
God of grace and hope,
We confess that, sometimes,
we are like Israel in Egypt,
overwhelmed by life and
tempted to believe that
you have abandoned your people.
In this, though, we have hope,
though Israel had forgotten you,
you did not abandon her.
Instead, you called Moses
to be her minister.
And so, from the desert
of our dry and parched lives,
you continue to call —
not from a burning bush,
but from within,
from a heart aflame
with passion for
the kingdom of God
and for your people.
Today, we give thanks for Kim,
a minister with such a heart,
who, like Moses,
has answered your call.
Grant her the vision
to see things as they are,
and the spiritual imagination
to recognize what they could be.
May her laughter be joyful;
her anger, righteous;
her compassion, gentle;
her witness, bold;
and her love, deep.
Fill her with the
power of the Almighty,
who took what was
formless and void
and created the universe,
then declared it good.
May her ministry
be the means by which
you continue to take
what is broken and empty,
and create that which is
new, beautiful and good.
In the name of the Father
who gives us our mission,
and of the Son,
whose obedience is our model,
and of the Spirit,
who gives us strength
for our task.
Three persons,
one God,
forever and ever.
Amen