Liturgical prayers for Sunday 27 January 2013.

Liturgical prayers for Sunday 27 January 2013.  (Epiphany 3)

The glory of the Lord is revealed by his creation and his Word!

Call to worship:  Psalm 19: 1 and  2

The heavens declare the glory of God;   the skies proclaim the work of his hands.     Day after day they pour forth speech;   night after night they reveal knowledge.

Today, as you hear God’s perfect will for your life and rejoice in his gospel – declare the glory of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, our eternal God.  

Speak of the greatness of the Creator and rejoice in his knowledge.

Prayer of praise and for the forgiveness of sins.  (From Ps. 19: 7 – 14)

Glorious LORD, your law is perfect, reviving the soul;

Your decrees are clear in your mind and ours, our Lord, making the simple wise;

Your precepts are right, our God of righteousness, rejoicing the heart;

Your commandment, LORD, is clear, enlightening the eyes;

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever;

and, o LORD, your ordinances are true and righteous altogether.

They are more to be desired than gold, even much fine gold;

They are sweeter also than honey, and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Glorious Lord, who can detect our errors and clear us from hidden faults, but you, the God of our salvation and the Lord of life and glory?

Forgive us our transgressions and cleanse us from all impurity by the blood of the Lamb and by the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

Keep back your servants from proud thoughts; do not let our foolish pride, selfishness and ignorance of your glory and your light, have dominion over us.

But grant us the wisdom of repentance and life through your forgiveness, your grace and your mercy by the work of the Holy Spirit.

Then we too shall be blameless, and innocent of transgression.

We will live for your glory and according to your will.

To the glory of the Holy Trinity,

and in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen. 

Illumination:   (From Ps19: 1 and 14).

Glorious Lord, as the heavens declare your glory and speak without words of the grace of your creation, come and recreate in us your magnificence by the Word that speaks by the power of the Holy Spirit.

And let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, O LORD, our rock and our redeemer.

Through Jesus Christ and in his Name we pray.

Amen.

Prayer of adoration and intercession:

All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord!

Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord?

Forever You will be, the Lamb upon the throne.

I gladly bow the knee and worship You alone.

I will proclaim the glory of the risen Lord.

Who once was slain to reconcile man to God.

Forever You will be the Lamb upon the throne.

I gladly bow the knee and worship You alone. 

Hear our prayer, our Lord and Saviour, remember our needs and listen to our plea!

Today we pray for .........

And as we bring to you the needs of our hearts and lives, listen to us, your own people,  and have mercy on us as we pray for:

·         the beloved country, for a growing economy and jobs for our people;

·         our community and all who share our lives with us, for safety and progress, for joy and prosperity;

·         our congregation and all who worship with us, for remorseful hearts, forgiveness, for growth in Christ through the work of your Holy Spirit and for the joy of redemption and reconciliation with you and each other and for faith and faithfulness, dear Lord.

We pray, o Risen Lord, that as we demand the conservation of your glorious creation, you will preserve and protect in your mercy the works of your hands against greed and evil destruction and teach us to love what you have made even as you love your works through which life is sustained.

We pray, o Word who was made flesh, even our Lord Jesus Christ, that we will see your glory and listen to your wisdom that we too will speak the gospel wherever we are and by whatever we do, that many will come to the knowledge of the Son of God and gratefully embrace your mercy and your love.

Lead and guide our prayers and Holy Spirit, pray through our prayers and plead with the Father on our behalf with heavenly words that we can neither utter nor comprehend. 

Protect us and keep us safe, through Jesus Christ, and by the power of your Spirit, we pray!

Amen.