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Jan 18

From resolution to relationship – Renewing the Methodist Covenant Prayer

Purple and pink sky at sunrise with soft rays of light. On the right, a black silhouette of a person kneeling in prayer on a hillside. Overlaid text reads: “I am no longer my own but yours!” with a smaller caption beneath: 'Methodist Covenant Prayer.'

THIS REFLECTION began as a sermon preached at a Methodist Covenant Service. I’ve adapted it here for anyone who has ever struggled with resolutions, commitments, or prayers that ask more of us than we feel able to give. At its heart is a simple conviction: covenant begins with God, not with us.

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