Prayers of Invocation on God’s Presence

Ask, Seek, Knock

May we ask according to your will,

not according to our desires,

for you will give us what is right for us.

May we seek you as the pearl of great price,

not half-heartedly but with our whole being,

for you are always  present, ready to be found.

May we knock on the door of heaven,

not fearfully, but as inheritors of your kingdom,

for your ears are ever open to the cries of your children.

Jenny Child, Celtic Prayers & Reflections, the Columba Press, 2008.

O God of Peace, you have taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be our strength; by the might of your spirit lift us, we pray to you, to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Book of Common Prayer, Language adapted for corporate worship by Stuart Strachan Jr.

O God of Peace, thou hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be our strength ; by the might of thy spirit lift us, we pray thee, to thy presence, where we may be still and know that thou art God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Book of Common Prayer

God has come into the presence of humanity

God, who spoke the world into being, has revealed himself to us

In part through His creation

In part through His prophets and the story of His people Israel

And in full through the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

God has come into the presence of humanity

And we find ourselves here, as everywhere, in the presence of God

So we come to praise our God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Jacob Traeger

We desire your presence with us, O God. Still our restless spirits, that with quiet minds and reverent hearts we may hear your voice and worthily worship you. Amen.

Taken from John E. Skoglund and Nancy E. Hall, A New Manual of Worship: New Edition, Judson Press, 1993.