God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
Who
lived by your covenant,
Imperfectly
but without giving up,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Adam, Moses, and David,
Who
failed spectacularly,
Yet
repented faithfully,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Rahab, Esther, and Ruth,
Who
dared much and loved much,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of the Psalmists,
Who
shouted their doubts
And
sang your praises,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Amos,
Who
spoke your truth
Despite great opposition,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, and
Zechariah,
Who
believed the impossible
Only
because you spoke it,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Peter, James, and John,
Whom
you rebuked and loved,
Who
left you yet returned,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Nicodemus, Thomas, and the Samaritan
woman,
Who
voiced their doubts
And
were moved to faith,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Paul, Silas, Priscilla, and Aquilla,
Who
boarded boats and traveled roads,
To
proclaim your gospel to others,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Francis of Assisi,
Theresa of Avila, and Julian of Norwich,
Who
stumbled forward in the way of faith,
Trusting
your grace and provision,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Luther and Calvin,
Who
protested corruption,
And
enabled reformation,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Wesley and Bresee,
Who
preached holiness,
Served
the poor,
And
renewed the church.
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Father Gregorious and Yi KwangJeong,
Who
first proclaimed the gospel in Korea,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of Thomas, Allen, Underwood,
Apenzeller, and Scranton,
Who
gave out Bibles,
Who
built hospitals and schools,
And
opened Korea
to Christianity,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of our fathers and mothers, grandparents,
teachers, and aunts,
Whether
in our physical family or the family of God,
Who carried some
of us to church before we could walk,
Who
taught us the stories of faith,
Who
rebuked us when we strayed from the truth,
Who
loved us and taught us your love,
Make
us faithful as well.
God of all the saints through all the world
in all the ages,
Who
have fallen and risen,
Who
have doubted and believed,
Who
have sinned and repented,
And
have nonetheless passed this faith on to us,
Make
us faithful as well.
[Three stanzas of this prayer are crafted to honor those who have made a contribution to Korean Christianity and to the Church of the Nazarene. I recommend that you rewrite these to match those who have made contributions within your own context.]
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