Opening prayer:
Speak to us, Lord: help us to hear.
Show us your glory, Lord: help us to see.
May we taste and sense your presence,
Lord: help us to feel.
In our time, and in your time, Lord,
lead us where you want us to go,
and show us what you want us to know.
Amen.
Psalm 139.1-2,4:
O Lord, you have searched me out and known me:
you know when I sit or when I stand,
you comprehend my thoughts long before.
You discern my path and the places where I rest:
you are acquainted with all my ways...
You have encompassed me behind and before
and have laid your hand upon me.
Poem: No stranger – Unfolding Light
God, forgive me for thinking
I am a stranger to you.
You have known me from the beginning;
you fashioned me.
You see me from the inside;
you know me better than I do.
And you love me.
You see my preciousness when I cannot.
You know my goodness even when I betray it.
You know my brokenness and my sin,
and you heal and forgive.
You hold me in your delight.
Though my trust is flimsy,
I entrust myself to you and your grace.
May I never be a stranger to your love.Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes
"The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord."
"Stay and take courage; your way of life is from God."