Monday, May 31, 2021
Opening Prayer:
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Heavenly Father, with my eyes fixed on Jesus, I ask you to forgive my sins. Forgive me for hurting people I love by my impatience, by my irritation, and by my unkept promises. Forgive me for caring more about what others think about me than what You think about me. Forgive me for being too busy to behold your beauty in Word, meditate on your mercies in Christ, and hear you call to me in the gospel. Have mercy on me, Father, in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1-2:3
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: Matthew 28
Prayer of Adoration:
Jesus: I worship you because all authority in heaven and on earth is yours. Your resurrection secures your victory and proves your authority. I bow my knee before you and willingly submit to your commands.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 8
Prayer of Consecration
God: as I see the majesty and glory of your creation - the moon, the stars, the mountains, the oceans - I marvel at how small I am. What is man, that you are mindful of him? And yet, this is the wonder of your love - you ARE mindful of me! You have given human beings great dignity, crowning us with glory and honor and giving us dominion over the work of your hands. So today, help me go about my work as one who represents your majesty. As I work, help me see that I am extending your dominion over creation. As I encounter infants and children, let me hear their cries as expressions of praise to you. And as I fight temptation, help me to view sin as treason against your majesty and beauty. Help me live today in the glory and honor that you have bestowed upon me through the Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
