Opening Prayer 2/28

Dear Lord, we will rejoice, we will declare, you are our victory and you are here.  Worthy to be worshiped you are strong on behalf of those who are weak, bringing new life out of destruction, hope out of despair, and growth out of difficulty.

Help us to perceive your hand in the unfolding of our lives and to attend to the gentle guidance and inner nudging of your spirit.

[powerpress]Thank you Lord for the eternal truths of faith that have been handed down to us.

Thank you for being patient with us and for helping us again and again even when we have been hardhearted, for redirecting us when we stray and for providing for us in our need.  May our gratitude be your praise and our love bring you joy, our Father…

who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.