PREPARING FOR WORSHIP - Church/civic

Written by Michael Perry

PREPARING FOR WORSHIP - Church/civic
From Psalm 84

Lord God almighty, how we love this place where we come to worship you; how we rejoice to be here!
With our whole heart we sing to you,
the living God.

We are happier still if we always live in your presence, always singing praises to you; happy if our strength comes from you, happy if as we go through life we drink from the springs of your Spirit, being refreshed upon our way, until at last we see you face to face.
Lord God almighty,
how we love this place
where we come to worship you;
how we rejoice to be here!

Hear our prayers today, especially for.................../ those in authority:
Lord, hear our prayers today.

You are our protector and our glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honour. If we do right, you do not refuse us anything that is good for us:
Lord God almighty,
how happy are those who trust in you! Amen.