Tag: Prayer of Praise

Maker & Remaker

God of all Creation,

The earth is yours and everything that fills it. You own everything from the deepest pit of the ocean to the tip of Everest and beyond it. Every creature that draws breath is yours for you made them all. The great cities of the earth and the smallest camp in the backwoods both owe you their existence.

The heavens and all their hosts belong to you as well. You make the Sun to rise on the earth, giving us light and warmth. You set the moon in its place so that we might mark the seasons. The planets and the stars nightly circle us because your powerful hand moves them in their courses.

When we look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the sun, the moon, and the stars which you have set in place, Lord, what is man and who are we that you care for us? And yet you do. Just as you made all things in the beginning, you are making all things new in Christ.

Father, we praise you for your work of creation, when you set the stars in place, and we praise you for your work of the new creation in which you raise us from our sins into the heavens.

All glory to you God, Father, Son, and Spirit, both now and forever more. In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray. Amen.

The Covenant & Word Keeper – Prayer of Praise

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 106:1-3

Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
or declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times! (ESV)

PRAYER OF ADORATION

Lord God, there is none like you in heaven above or earth beneath. You keep covenant with your people and show steadfast love to your servants. You kept your word to Abraham that you would make him a great nation, with Moses that you would deliver your people, and to David that one of his descendants would reign eternally.

You are the faithful God. Your Word never changes, and it cannot be broken. The grass withers the flower fades, but your Word stands forever. Heaven and earth will pass away but your Word will never pass away.

We have come here in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, to bring you praise and glory. We praise you because you alone are God. We praise you because you are good. We praise you because you are merciful. And we praise you because you have redeemed us in Christ.

So, Almighty Father, we worship you through Christ the Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. One God, forever and ever. Amen.

The God Who Came Down (A Prayer of Praise)

Father,

We praise you because you are the God who comes down to be with your people.

You came down to walk with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. You are the God who came down to dwell with Noah and his family in the Ark. When your people cried out in their bondage in Egypt, you heard your people and came down to save them by sending Moses as a deliverer. And you did the same with Joshua and the Judges. Father, we praise you that you sent your people prophets to call them back to faithfulness.

And in the fullness of time, you sent your only begotten Son. Thank you that Jesus Christ made his dwelling with us.  And Father, when you raised Christ from the grave after he died in our place, we praise you that he sent the Spirit who will never depart from us.

Throughout all of human history we see that you are near to your people. You have never abandoned them, and we know you will never abandon us.

So, we have come today because we want to dwell with you. We want to abide in Christ. We want to renew ourselves in faith and obedience to your covenant with us.

So, we worship you, Father, through Christ the Son, and in the power of the Holy Spirit; one God, in three persons. 

And Amen.