Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Opening Prayer:
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Almighty God: to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid. Cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the working of your Holy Spirit, that I may perfectly love you, joyfully obey you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ, our Lord: Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 55
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: 1 Corinthians 13
Prayer of Adoration:
God, I adore you for Your love: the love you possess in and of yourself, and the love you’ve poured out on me in your Son. Your love for me in Christ is eternal and transforming. Thank you for the hope of seeing clearly what I now see only dimly, and knowing fully even as I am fully known.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 92
Prayer of Consecration
Make me like one of the righteous in this psalm, Lord, planted and flourishing in your house. I love the picture of a life rooted in you: always green and alive, always fruitful, always pouring out praise to you. The psalm lays out a pattern for me as I seek deeper knowledge of you: I will declare your love in the morning, and meditate on your faithfulness at night. Help me live with this rhythm, with my inner person continually oriented toward you. This grounds me in your character and breaks old patterns of anxious thought. I don’t want my soul to atrophy under a burden of fear, stress, and self-reliance. I want instead to fill my mind with you. So make your word my delight, and let me be like a thriving tree planted in your courts. Amen.
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.
