PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP: God of yesterday and of tomorrow: Always you startle us into new understandings just when we think we have it all sorted out. Startle us again. Break open our preconceptions and confound our pat answers, that we might be gifted with new vision. Praise be to you, Surprising One.
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 103:10-13)
Leader: God does not treat us as our sins deserve;
People: or repay us according to our iniquities.
Leader: For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
People: so great is His love for those that revere Him.
Leader: As a father has compassion on his children,
People: so the Lord has compassion on those who revere Him.
Leader: Let us worship the God who loves us like a father.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Lord, on this day when we honor fathers, we want to thank You for the many good fathers that You have given to us. For fathers who trained us to know and love You, we thank You. For fathers who gave of themselves to provide for our needs as You have done, we thank You. For fathers who saw us through difficult times in our lives, we thank You. For fathers who have loved us as You love us, we thank You. Most of all, Lord, for fathers who have tried to mirror You to us, we give You thanks. This we pray in Jesus name.
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