Shared Prayer

God of all grace We praise You for the mercy that reached us when we had no way back to You. We were far off, strangers to Your promises, yet in Christ Jesus we have been brought near by His blood. For it is written that the blood of Christ makes the distant ones close, and we rest in that finished work and not in our own record. Lord, we confess the shame, guilt, and fear that whisper we are too far gone, and we ask You to silence every voice that denies what the cross has settled. We declare and decree that in Christ we belong to You, welcomed, forgiven, and held. Draw near to the lonely heart that feels forgotten and the weary soul that has stopped praying. Teach us to live as people who have been brought home. Thank You for a love that paid so great a price to keep us close to You. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.