Opening Prayers/Prayers of Adoration on God’s Presence
Lord, our hearts are not large enough,
our memory is not good enough,
our wills are not strong enough:
Take our hearts and enlarge them,
Take our memories and give them quicker recall,
Take our wills and make them strong
and give us greater awareness of you–
being ever present,
ever alongside us.
George Appleton, Adapted for Corporate Worship by Stuart Strachan Jr.
Lord, may your glorious Majesty surround us,
the blessed Trinity protect us,
and the eternal Godhead preserves us.
Your unlimited mercy support us;
your loving kindness encompass us;
your favor cause us to rejoice.
The eternal truth of God be our delight,
the saving knowledge of Christ strengthen us,
and the all-prevailing grace of God be sufficient for us.
May the grace of God the Father lead us,
the wisdom of God the Son be our consolation,
and the power of the Holy Spirit enlighten us.
Lord our Creator, stand by us;
our Redeemer, save us;
and our Comforter, dwell with us.
Amen.
Johann Habermann, Trans. Emil H. Rausch, Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week, Language adapted for Corporate Worship by Stuart Strachan Jr.
For the joy of your presence
Changing and renewing us
Day by day,
We offer you our praise.
For the blessing you bring us,
The outpouring of your love
Day by day,
We offer you our praise.
For peace beyond understanding,
Blessed assurance
Day by day
We offer you our praise.
For the Word that endures,
Teaches and challenges,
Generation to generation,
We offer you our praise.
John Birch, Faith and Worship
Gracious and faithful God
– our Creator, Redeemer and Comforter:
When we don’t know the way – You show us the way; and
When we can’t find a way – You make a way.
Thank you!
Thank you for Your gift of a Savior –
not a savior who stays distant and aloof,
but one who enters the warp and woof of our existence
as Emmanuel – God with us; and
who then sanctifies every place and time in which we live.
ONE:
People of God, Rejoice!
Our Eternal and Beautiful God is near
The One who gives us new birth by water and Spirit
The One who names us beloved
The One who delights in our very existence
Come and worship
ALL:
Holy Spirit, Holy One
Holy Spirit, Descending Dove
Alight on me that I may know your presence
Anoint me that I may know your call
Fill me that I may know your power
Guide me that I may know your path
Name me that I may know, that I know, that I know who I am
Amen
Holy Spirit, Holy One © 2020 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, www.revlisad.com