Friday, June 30, 2023
Opening Prayer:
There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
God of Truth: I confess today the sin of Dishonesty. Rather than walking in the light, I have walked in darkness. My mind has conceived deceit, my lips have uttered falsehood, my heart has been cold toward the truth. In your mercy, forgive me. And remind me that because Jesus died for me, I need not be ashamed, but can freely admit all my faults and failures. My hope is not in my own goodness, but in your mercy to me through Jesus Christ. By Your Spirit, help me speak truth and walk in light today. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 28
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 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.
New Testament Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-21
Prayer of Adoration:
O God: I adore you because in Jesus Christ you reconciled us to yourself and entrusted to us the message of reconciliation. What a great honor to be an ambassador for you.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 89:1-18
Prayer of Consecration
O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, with your faithfulness all around you? You are the only God, and you alone deserve my praise, worship, and reverence. This Psalm reminds me of the importance of intention. The Psalmist says: “I WILL sing of the steadfast love of the Lord forever; with my mouth I WILL make known your faithfulness to all generations.” Some days I don’t feel like singing of your love; but I will anyway. Some days I lack vision for making your faithfulness known; but I will anyway. Some days I lose sight of your goodness or feel overwhelmed by my circumstances; but I will praise you anyway. For it’s in praising you that I find my own needs met. “Blessed are the people who exult in your name all the day… For you are the glory of their strength.” Today, I exult in your name; let me do so all the day, for you are my glory.
BENEDICTION
And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.
