King Jesus,
Just the grain of a mustard seed, you said. Just the grain of a mustard seed of faith to move the mountain of doubts and temptations, earthly idols, and sinful rebellion which we are often overwhelmed with in our weakness. We confess, Lord, that there are times when we reach out seemingly in vain for that mustard seed, seemingly in unanswered frustration or desperation for just a little seed of faith.
Cause us to pause, to think for a moment, to realize the truth that in the very act of reaching out, we reveal the presence in our hearts of the very seed that we seek, the very gift of comforting, life giving faith. Faith born not of our own effort or decision, but faith gifted from the God who provides. Faith gifted from the God whose love is steadfast and abundant in times of trouble. Faith gifted from the God who seeks out and hunts down sinners in order to make them new. Faith gifted from the God who knows our brokenness and suffered, died and rose again that we might have His wholeness.
Seek us out and hunt us down through the proclamation of your life giving Word this morning. Stir faith in our hearts and re-create us as you would have us be. Renew our faith, and remake us in your image. Turn our hearts from the business of earthly power to the business of service to our neighbor. Turn our hearts from the business of self-help and self-optimization to the business of self sacrifice. Turn our hearts from the business of fixing other people to the business of reckless forgiveness of those around us. Forgive us, faith us, remake us in your image. Make us new and make us whole, in You.
AMEN.