Adapted from Psalm 27:1-2; 4-5 (NIV)

The Lord is my light and my salvation—

    whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

    of whom shall I be afraid?

When the wicked advance against me

    to devour me,

it is my enemies and my foes

    who will stumble and fall.

One thing I ask from the Lord,

    this only do I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

    all the days of my life,

to gaze on the beauty of the Lord

    and to seek him in his temple.

For in the day of trouble

    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;

he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent

    and set me high upon a rock.

Stuart Strachan Jr.

Adapted from Psalm 103 (NRSVUE)

Leader: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits —”

People: “As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear Him. For He knows how we were made; He remembers that we are dust. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.”

Leader: “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep His covenant and remember to do His commandments.” Let us bless the Lord, with all we have within us, let us bless His holy name.

(Ps 103:1-2, 13-18, NRSVUE, adapted for liturgical use)

Adapted from Matthew 6:25-34 (WEB)

Jesus says, “Therefore I tell you, 

Do not be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. 

Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. 

Yet, Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

We surrender our worries for tomorrow to you as we worship you today. 

Submitted by Austin D. Hill

Adapted from John 3:17 and Psalm 46:1-3

Pastor: “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (Jn 3:17, NIV)

All: His love endures forever

Pastor: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.” (Ps 46:1-3, ESV)

All: His love endures forever.

Pastor: Let us worship God.  

Adapted by Dustin Ray