Covenant Prayer

God of the Covenant,

I place my life in your hands – for it to be yours to direct and not mine

May you decide what I should do and with whom I should do it;

May you guide when I should be active and when I should rest;

May you sustain me when I am well and when I suffer;

May you be reflected in me when I am praised and when I am challenged;

May I give thanks to you when I enjoy abundance,

and when I know what it is to go without;

May my whole life be given in service of your love and salvation,

use all that I have and all that I am for your purposes;

And may I always remember that you, O God, and I belong to each other.

This is my commitment - I stand by it.

And I ask that you, Jesus, bear witness to it.

Amen.