A prayer from Saint Paul

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For us:

I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven
and on earth takes its name.

I pray that, according to the riches of his glory,
we may be strengthened in our inner beings
with the power through his Spirit,
and that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith,
as we are being rooted and grounded in love.

I pray that we may have power to comprehend
with all the saints,
what is the breadth, and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
so that we may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who by the power at work within us
is able to accomplish abundantly far more
than we can ask or imagine,
to him be the glory in the Church
and in Christ Jesus to all generations,
forever and ever. Amen.

From Eph. 3

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