Sunday Prayer 51

We choose to abide in You,
You who are the Vine of the Lord;
we choose to abide.

We abide in Your love,
that love which called our names before anything,
that love which brought forth all creation;
we choose to abide.

We abide in Your commands,
those commands for which we were made to live,
those commands which bring us to life through obedience;
we choose to abide.

We choose to abide in You,
who place us in the hands of the great Vinedresser;
we choose to abide.

[This is part of a series of prayers for Sunday worship preparation that begins here.]