Monday, March 11, 2019

PRAISE AND GLORY: PRAYERS OF PRAISE ENGAGING THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST STATEMENT OF FAITH


DAY 5 - MONDAY
God calls the worlds into being.

God of the universe, when we examine your creation with care,
we are constantly astonished by the mystery
that resides in your work.
We rejoice in the layers of simplicity and complexity,
the overwhelming variety and the abundance of beauty
that surround our lives.
We praise You for making us intimately connected
and deeply dependent upon this world through which You nurture us.
Though we often fail to see the connections
and forget that we are made of the stuff
of stars and earth, like other creatures around us,
we acknowledge your wisdom in creating us.
We are made of earth, and yet you have breathed your Spirit into us
so that our lives always reflect
this strange mixture of earth and eternity.
How wonderful, how generous You are,
Our God, in your creative work.
We thank you with full hearts and singing lips.  Amen.

Scripture: Psalm 8, 104, 146:5-6; Isaiah 40:27-31; Genesis 2:4-7, 18-20a

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