Opening Prayers/Prayers of Adoration on Revelation
God of light and truth,
you are beyond our grasp or conceiving.
Before the brightness of your presence
the angels veil their faces.
With lowly reverence and adoring love
we acclaim your glory
and sing your praise,
for you have shown us your truth and love
in Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen
The Service for the Lord’s Day. The Worship of God: Supplemental Liturgical Resource 1. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 1984.
Gracious God of love – Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
We are grateful that You’ve revealed yourself to us,
telling us that each of us loved by You as children,
each precious in Your sight, each a reflection of You,
each bound together by love, which is Your presence among us.
We come to you, O God, weary and carrying heavy burdens.
Some of us bear the yoke of illness –
and so we lift to you our needs for healing,
and for others in need of being made well.
(Prayer of Adoration)
Holy God of light and glory:
You alone are good.
You alone are pure and righteous.
And, therefore,
You alone are worthy of our praise,
our devotion and honor.
In the brilliance of Your light,
we are revealed as we are and
left speechless … without excuse;
were it not for Your grace and mercy
we are hopeless as well.
(Prayer of Adoration)
Seeing who we really are,
we can hide no longer behind our bravado,
our rationalizations and our protests.
We confess that we are sinners
in need of your forgiveness.
As individuals and as a body.
we therefore join our hearts and voices to pray
together confessing our sins …
(time of silence) AMEN.
Living and present Lord:
You often surprise us, coming when we least expect it;
Or. You simply fold back the curtain to show us
You’ve been there all along
to give us hope
and to open our eyes to see You,
and Your world, in new ways.
You walk were we walk.
You feel what we feel.
Although You love as we are,
You love us too much to leave us that way.
Thank You!