PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP: Bless us, O God, with a humble spirit and a reverent sense of your presence, that we may be at peace and may worship you with all our mind and soul. Amen.
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.
Lord, we find you on the mountain tops and at the bottom of the pits in our lives. But, when it comes to ordinary time, we get so caught up in the busy-ness that fills our days that we shove You aside, thinking that we will get to You later. In so doing, we tell ourselves and others that You are not as important as all of the stuff we have to get done. We take You for granted and rarely give You the place You deserve, at the center of our lives. Forgive us for ignoring You and remind us that You are waiting for us to open the door of our lives to You. As we do, Lord, please come in and take Your rightful place. Amen.
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