Singleton UMC Thought of the Week & Scripture March 14, 2021

Thought for the Week:

We confess to you, all-knowing God, what we are. We are not people we like others to think we are. We are afraid to admit, even to ourselves, what lies in the depths of our souls. We cannot hide our true selves from you. You know us as we are, and yet you love us. Help us not to shrink from self knowledge. Teach us to respect ourselves for your sake. Give us the courage to put our trust in your guiding power. Raise us out of the paralysis of guilt into the freedom and energy of forgiven people. And for those who through long habit find forgiveness hard to accept, we ask you to break their bondage and set them free; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen.

(England, 20^th Cent., Alt.)

This week’s Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 “New Management