Friday, June 7, 2024
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
Father, I come before you this day with a humble and contrite heart, which you will not despise. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight. Wash me, that I may be whiter than snow. Create in me a clean heart, and renew in me a right spirit. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and give me a willing spirit to sustain me. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
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 4:5-12
Prayer of Adoration:
God: I adore you for the great wonder of illumination. You have shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. And that light changes everything. Glory to you, O God!
Psalm Reading: Psalm 113
Prayer of Consecration
This Psalm begins with four simple words: “I love the Lord.” I meditate on those four words this morning, Father. On the one hand, this is a declaration of truth: I DO love the Lord. In another way, this is a plea for grace: I love the Lord… (and I want to love him more!). And in yet another sense, this is a reminder in times of doubt: I love the Lord (even though at times I feel distant and discouraged). I love you, Lord! And what do people do who love you? They “lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” So that is what I will do today. I will rejoice in your salvation, and I will continue to call out to you and express my needs. Let the people around me see me worshiping you. May my love for you be public, so that others can be encouraged to love you more.
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.
