Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Opening Prayer:
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Glorious God: I come to you now in need of grace. Throughout this week, a war has been raging in my heart. I find myself looking to people, situations, and experiences to give me security, identity, and hope. I have sought from others what can only be found in you. Forgive me, and awaken me to the only glory that really satisfies: the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior and Redeemer. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Proverbs 5
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: Luke 18:1-8
Prayer of Adoration:
God: I worship and adore you because you hear the prayers of your people. Even when my prayers aren’t answered in the way I expect, I know you hear the cries of your people and will one day come to set everything right. You give justice to your elect, who cry to you day and night - and for this, I praise you.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 96
Prayer of Consecration
This Psalm, O Lord, calls me to behold you, to worship you, and to tell of you. Your glory is so abundant that it overflows into the heart of the Psalmist, who cannot help but respond with adoration. I pray, O God, that worship would frame and motivate my thoughts, words, and actions today. Open my eyes to the beauty of your holiness and the transcendence which is evident all around me. Let me taste of your abundant goodness. Increase my sense of awe and wonder today, that I might ascribe to you the glory that you deserve.
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.
