Liturgical Prayers for Sunday 6 January 2013 – Day of the Epiphany
Call to
Worship: Psalm 29: 1 – 4 and 10 - 11
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly
beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his
name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the
waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the
flood;
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy
Spirit;
as it was in the
beginning, is now
and shall be
forever.
Amen.
Prayer of Praise
and for Forgiveness of our sins:
Blessed are you, Sovereign God, our light and our
salvation.
To you be glory and praise for ever.
You have made yourself known in a most amazing way,
coming in weakness, covering your glory and hiding your
majesty,
born to a simple life to humble working parents, and yet
announced in the stars of heaven,
and visited by kings.
For these and all your mercies through Jesus Christ our
Lord, we praise you:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
As we approach your presence today,
and as we behold your glory,
we sincerely repent of all our sins.
We are unworthy of the least of your mercies.
Yet, now, gracious Father, for the sake of your Son Jesus
Christ,
forgive us all our sins, cleanse us from all uncleanness
of mind and body,
and help us from now on to serve you in newness of life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer for
Illumination
Heavenly Father,
Bless the preacher as he preaches your Word today.
Anoint him and anoint our ears and our hearts that we may
know your Word and see your love.
Father, have mercy on us.
Jesus, have mercy on us.
God, have mercy on us.
Amen.
Prayers of Thanksgiving
and Intercession:
Heavenly Father, listen to our prayers as we come to you
in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who, although he was born to a simple human
life, was announced in the stars of
heaven, visited by kings and now is the King of kings, the Lord of lords and
the Head of the Church!
And now we give you thanks,
because
in coming to dwell among us as a man,
Jesus
revealed the radiance of his glory,
and
brought us out of darkness
into
his own marvelous light.
Reveal,
o God, the great mystery
of our salvation in Christ,
of our salvation in Christ,
the
light to enlighten all nations;
And
now that he has appeared,
incarnate
in our mortal flesh,
you
have recreated us anew
in the glory of his immortal life.
in the glory of his immortal life.
Hear our prayers and have mercy on us as we pray for
all who witness to the Good News about Christ in the
world,
all who preach and teach today,
every missionary who brings the Word of salvation across
the globe,
for those who broadcast the gospel to the least reached
nations of the world,
for the Bible Society and all their projects to translate
and print your Word into the languages of the all the peoples on earth,
and for your Church and all who maintain your work
through sacrificial love.
Merciful God,
have mercy on us and
heal the sick and afflicted,
feed those who are hungry
comfort the sad, depressed and anxious,
protect and heal the abused, molested and abandoned,
love all the children of the world,
bring peace and happiness in every life
and show us your glory through revealing your love and
mercy.
Listen to the silent prayer of every heart of all of us
who came to fellowship with you today,
provide in all our needs, dear Lord, and in your mercy
consider our desires and help us to bring about our dreams, if it would be a
good and perfect gift for us!
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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