O sing unto the Lord, sing a new song all the earth.
Bless his name; show forth his salvation from day to day. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Declare his glory among the heathen; declare his wonders among all the people. For the lord is great and greatly to be praised.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
A Prayer
Holy God, we come before you with awe, for you are great in love and power!
Some of us come with sadness and some with joy, yet we know you receive us as we are.
Mighty God, stay with us always, as we worship and as we share the risk and challenge of living our faith. By your Spirit, turn our fear to courage and our confusion to confidence.
Teach us God, with your healing fire.
Speak to us through your word.
Abide always in our prayers, the spoken and the unspoken; and make your Word come true in our hearts.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.
Some of us come with sadness and some with joy, yet we know you receive us as we are.
Mighty God, stay with us always, as we worship and as we share the risk and challenge of living our faith. By your Spirit, turn our fear to courage and our confusion to confidence.
Teach us God, with your healing fire.
Speak to us through your word.
Abide always in our prayers, the spoken and the unspoken; and make your Word come true in our hearts.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen.
Let Us Worship God!
God in Christ has told us, ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
We stand at the doorway of this new day and new week.
With the bold confidence of God's beloved children, we raise our hands to knock: that the living God may oil the hinges of our hearts' doors, that they may swing gently and easily to welcome God's coming.
Let us worship God!
We stand at the doorway of this new day and new week.
With the bold confidence of God's beloved children, we raise our hands to knock: that the living God may oil the hinges of our hearts' doors, that they may swing gently and easily to welcome God's coming.
Let us worship God!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Let us give thanks to God!
It is right and joyous to come together in the presence of God and one another, invited to share in the gifts of creations and to become stewards of God's bounty for the world.
We praise you, O God, for your abundant mercy; from your goodness we have received grace upon grace.
Gathered as your people, we remember all you have done in our world: the beauties of nature you have molded with your hands, the prophets you have inspired with your vision of righteousness, the poets and psalmists into whom you have breathed the sustaining music of your spirit.
We remember especially Jesus Christ, who showed us in his life and teachings, that you will never stop drawing all creation back to your embrace, and that your call for love and justice cannot be defeated.
Loving God, Almighty Creator, who sent a star to guide the magi to where Christ was born, and whose signs and words in every age lead people to Him: We thank you for showing us Jesus, the light of the world, through whom we are baptized into your service.
Amen.
It is right and joyous to come together in the presence of God and one another, invited to share in the gifts of creations and to become stewards of God's bounty for the world.
We praise you, O God, for your abundant mercy; from your goodness we have received grace upon grace.
Gathered as your people, we remember all you have done in our world: the beauties of nature you have molded with your hands, the prophets you have inspired with your vision of righteousness, the poets and psalmists into whom you have breathed the sustaining music of your spirit.
We remember especially Jesus Christ, who showed us in his life and teachings, that you will never stop drawing all creation back to your embrace, and that your call for love and justice cannot be defeated.
Loving God, Almighty Creator, who sent a star to guide the magi to where Christ was born, and whose signs and words in every age lead people to Him: We thank you for showing us Jesus, the light of the world, through whom we are baptized into your service.
Amen.
A New Years Prayer
Almighty God,
Your Son has come to be a part of our world.
We rejoice that he is here!
He has your eyes and he has seen us.
He has your mouth and he speaks to us.
He has your heart and he cares for us.
Help us now to receive Him with joy, so that the light He brings may fill our lives and be reflected to people young and old all over this world, not only today, but also through this New Year.
Amen.
Your Son has come to be a part of our world.
We rejoice that he is here!
He has your eyes and he has seen us.
He has your mouth and he speaks to us.
He has your heart and he cares for us.
Help us now to receive Him with joy, so that the light He brings may fill our lives and be reflected to people young and old all over this world, not only today, but also through this New Year.
Amen.
Epiphany
When the song of the angel is still
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among peoples,
To make music in the heart!
Send us, O God, into your world, to be your hands and feet, to speak the truth and to seek justice for all. Unite us with all who are fed by Christ, that, from now forward, we may allow the light of Christs love to shine through us in an uncertain world.
Amen.
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among peoples,
To make music in the heart!
Send us, O God, into your world, to be your hands and feet, to speak the truth and to seek justice for all. Unite us with all who are fed by Christ, that, from now forward, we may allow the light of Christs love to shine through us in an uncertain world.
Amen.
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