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God’s word. We sing God’s pra<strong>is</strong>es. We acknowledge how important God <strong>is</strong><br />
in our lives. We honor God. That’s why we worship. Worship <strong>is</strong> when we offer<br />
our pra<strong>is</strong>e and our lives to God.<br />
Psalm 84: “My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God…Better <strong>is</strong> one day<br />
in <strong>your</strong> courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in<br />
the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. For the LORD God<br />
<strong>is</strong> a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor.”<br />
It <strong>is</strong> good that we here. It <strong>is</strong> good that we all made the pilgrimage to be<br />
present for worship th<strong>is</strong> morning. It <strong>is</strong> good to serve God in th<strong>is</strong> <strong>place</strong> as a<br />
doorkeeper or greeter or head deacon or choir member or teacher or bell<br />
ringer. It <strong>is</strong> good to serve God in th<strong>is</strong> <strong>place</strong>. It <strong>is</strong> good to encounter God in th<strong>is</strong><br />
<strong>place</strong>- to hear God’s word, to nurture our spiritual lives, to pra<strong>is</strong>e the living<br />
God.<br />
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE<br />
Thou art worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,<br />
for thou hast created all things and for Thy pleasure they were created. We<br />
come before you th<strong>is</strong> morning, as <strong>your</strong> people have done in all times and in<br />
all <strong>place</strong>s, to offer our pra<strong>is</strong>e for the way you have intervened in the world<br />
and brought meaning to our lives. Our lives are not the same as they would<br />
have been without you. You bring comfort, and strength, and w<strong>is</strong>dom. We<br />
are <strong>your</strong> grateful people.<br />
As <strong>your</strong> people, Loving God, we gather together not only to pra<strong>is</strong>e but to<br />
also to make petition of you. We recognize that we are not masters of our<br />
fate. Try as we might, we can not control our destiny. We give the<br />
appearance of strength when inside we are weak. We admit th<strong>is</strong> day that<br />
we need you. We need <strong>your</strong> strength, <strong>your</strong> comfort, the courage that you<br />
provide.<br />
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