God of this day and of all days,
Be here with us today as we are gathered by your Holy Spirit. Pour out your gifts, Lord. Pour out your grace that restores us. Pour out your love that binds us, in Christ and with each other. Pour out your peace, your transcendent peace, that sustains us, even in the midst of the storms of life. Pour out your joy that fills us, even in the midst of sorrow and pain. Reach out with your touch that heals us, with your arms that hold us, now and forevermore. Have us know and believe that you are our God, and we are yours, never to be abandoned, forgotten, or forsaken. Pour out your compassion that speaks, “Rest in me. Be forgiven. Be comforted. It is finished.”
Lord,
As we step into a time in your Word together, open our ears to hear. The words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times, for they are Spirit and they are life. Open our ears, turn our hearts to receive You and You alone, that we may be renewed, refreshed, and restored.
AMEN.