Opening Prayers/Prayers of Adoration on Discipleship

Sermon Illustrations on Discipleship

Words and Ways

 Your words and ways are

Perfect

Sure

Right

Clear

Your words and ways are

Pure

True

Righteous

Every one

 

Their value, beyond price

Their goodness, beyond delight

Their counsel, enduring blessing

 

Place in me a longing

To desire them

Become them

Every one

Words and Ways © 2021 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, www.revlisad.com


(Prayers of Adoration)

Holy, Holy, Holy – Father, Son and Holy Spirit: three times holy: 

We love you – though we struggle to fully comprehend You. 

We follow you – though we don’t know where you might take us. 

We praise you – though we see only glimpses of your glory and wonder.  

We trust you – because You’re worthy of our belief, trust and faith. 

(Prayers of Confession)

Yet, we admit there are times our love, obedience,  

praise and trust leave much to be desired.  

Too often our love’s only a passing feeling and not a lasting action;  

we obey only when it’s convenient;  

our praise is limited to when things are going well  

and our trust is more in ourselves than in you.   

Forgive us, as in the quiet we tell only you  

what we’re too ashamed to say before anyone else.  (silence…

Richard Herman


Opening Prayer for Transfiguration Sunday

Radiant Christ,

You are Mystery

You are Holy

You are God

Give us eyes to see you and your glory

Eyes to see your sustaining and saving

Eyes to see your future and your now

Eyes to see and to follow. Amen

Radiant Christ © 2021 by Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, www.revlisad.com