A Prayer from Outside the Sheep Pen

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based on Luke 15:1-10

Faithful God, I don’t know where I am.

I thought that I knew the way. I was confident in my own sense of direction.

But now I’m here, wherever “here” is.

I thought that I could just wander until I saw something that I recognized, but that got me even more turned around.

It’s not easy for me to say this, but I need help. I can’t do this by myself.

I don’t want to be out here anymore. I’m lonely, I’m scared, and I’m cold.

Please come find me. Show me the way home.

Amen.

Published by Jeff Nelson

Rev. Jeff Nelson serves as Minister for Ministerial Calls and Transitions as part of the MESA Team at the UCC national setting. He also serves as pastor of a small church in northeast Ohio. He is also a certified spiritual director in the tradition of Ignatius of Loyola. His latest book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition, released on April 15th, 2025.

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