Teach us to Rejoice in You

Teach us to Rejoice in You - A Prayer

O GLORIOUS GOD,

Teach us to rejoice in the cross of Christ,
Where we forever gain eternal life,
Where our sins are washed away,
Where we find transforming power each day,
Where we behold grace and justice on display.

Teach us to rejoice in the resurrection of Christ,
Which destroyed the power of death,
Which frees us from the fear of death,
By which you have caused us to be born again,
By which you empower us to live anew,
For the glory of your name and the good of others.

Teach us to rejoice in who you have made us to be,
A chosen race,
A royal priesthood,
A holy nation,
A people for your own possession,
A family that is treasured and valued by you.

Teach us to rejoice in the holy life,
That is set apart for you,
That is satisfied in you,
That delights to be like you,
That finds its purpose in following you.

Teach us to rejoice in the calling you have placed upon our lives,
To taste and then testify,
To experience and then explain,
To receive and then recite,
To come into your joy and then commend it to others,
To desire your excellencies and then declare them to the world.

O Glorious God, teach us to rejoice in you!

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