Sovereign God, in Whom we live, move, and have our being, we humbly ask that You cleanse our hearts, renew our spirits, transform our minds, and purify our thoughts and desires.
You, Who created us in Your own image, Who designed us for shalom, and destined us for greatness not measured by what we possess, but by the One who possesses us; not ascertained merely through intellectual discourse, but by actively seeking and receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD; not activated by our wealth, but by our poverty in acknowledging that we need You; not manifested by our efforts, but by Your power given us in the Person of the Holy Spirit; and not born of the flesh, but born of the Spirit of the Living God!
We come to You, O God, like the boy with the five barley loaves and two fish to place our meagerness in Your hands that You, Who is not a respecter of persons, may multiply it the way You multiplied a boy’s lunch to feed a crowd of five thousand. Whether we are students, faculty, university staff, or campus ministers, we can place our meager thoughts, hopes, dreams, time, talents, and treasures in Your hands and expect a miracle. Though what we possess seems inadequate, insufficient, and ineffectual, we come as Your children believing that, in Your hands, our little becomes much!
Holy God, manifest Your Kingdom on college campuses, and make campus ministries thriving communities for spiritual formation, vocational discernment, and leadership development. Raise up a generation that entrusts You with their meagerness, like the boy who gave up his lunch, that You may supernaturally multiply it. Loving Father, transform our churches into relevant, inclusive communities—ready, willing, and able to receive young adults as You received the boy! Amen!
Tara L. Seabrook is the Pastor/Director of the Wesley Foundation at Florida A & M University.