We come to worship this day as people who are parched

Pastor: We come to worship this day as people who are parched with a thirst created by our sin, our own sins of what we have done and left undone. Left to ourselves, our sinful thirst would lead to death and hell. So we come with repentant hearts, seeking the living water that only Christ can give. As people belonging to Christ, let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.