A FUTURE FULL OF HOPE: The SFC Unity Prayer

Lord, we thank you for the 26 years of our community. Like shepherd to his lost sheep you have sought us out and found us through the ministries of Couples for Christ. You have given us a new family and you have clothed us a life of fullness and joy. In 25 years you have blessed us, molded us, and sent us out into the world to proclaim your majesty. And in these 26 years:

There are fewer strangers and more brethren. There are fewer in poverty and more in abundance. There are fewer closed doors and more open hearts. There are fewer groping in darkness and more gathering around your light. Lord as our community writes its next chapter with You and as we the Singles for Christ of today are molded into the Couples for Christ of tomorrow, permanently etch in our hearts the faithfulness you unceasingly show, the comfort of your presence during the storms in our life, the warmth of Your loving embrace in our affliction, the overflowing of Your forgiveness despite our imperfection, the assurance of deliverance in our moments of desperation, and the courage and passion you have given us to live boldly for you that we may stand united under You, our one God and our one Hope, experiencing the fullness of life and restoring the world for You.

We offer to you Father, every single member of our community in every corner of the world that we may never cease to experience You and share you with others. We lift up to you Father our elders who have been humble and obedient stewards of our community that they may continue to serve as a light to the members, pointing us in the direction towards you. With the next era of our community upon us Lord, prepare us. Prune us that we may bear much fruit. Equip and enlighten us so that we bring your light to others. Give us grace that we may always choose to love and stand united in You.

Lord, for You we will serve tirelessly, we will love unconditionally, we will live selflessly and we will leave no one behind so that the whole world will know of Your power and majesty

Lord, raise us, your children in SFC, to become a true generation of leaders and martyrs as we work and live for the day when every knee will fall to You, beginning with our own. AMEN.