Praying from 1 Peter 2:5 relating to Community, Holiness, Sacrifice.

Dear God, thank you for making us living stones and building us up as a spiritual house. We pray that we may always be a holy priesthood, offering up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to you through Jesus Christ. Help us to live our lives in a way that honors you and brings glory to your name. May we always be grateful for the blessings you have given us and may we use them to serve others and spread your love to the world. Amen.

Verse: You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5

This is a Command. The verse commands the reader to be built up as a spiritual house and to offer up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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