Daily Worship

Grant me the grace to live well

Albert Bogle June 11, 2016 0 0

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

Our theme this week has invited us to reflect on the importance of understanding the nature and power of God’s Word to transform and renew our world. God's Word when it is preached in the power of the Spirit, turns ideas and thoughts into actions. It is the grace filled gospel preacher that lifts the hearts and the spirits of the lost and weary. The gospel is never an invitation to do better, as a sign of repentance; instead repentance is the consequence of grace (encountered and received through faith) that is given, not earned.

The theme 'Jesus In Conversation with the Church', has also sought to inspire us to use the words we use in our conversations with greater care and with renewed confidence and faith. We believe that Christ himself enters into our conversations. For he has promised ‘Look I am with you always even to the end of the age’. May we all find that we have grown in grace and understanding and that our prayerful words have become prayer filled realities.  

 

Good morning Lord,

It's another misty Saturday morning,

Sleep still holds me still

In a moment

I will awake from the depth

My spirit will stir

My body move

My eyes open

Like a resurrection

I will have become aware 

Before long I will speak again

And enter the day.

Lord grant me the grace to live it well

Guard my tongue 

Enrich my mind

Empower my words

Refresh my conversation

Soften my heart 

Give strength to my will

That I might live unseen 

Except that all may know 

Your grace has touched their souls

Come Holy Spirit of God 

Awake our souls to live in the presence of eternity

As the mist of the morning lifts 

Chasing the shadow of fear into the light of hope

Causing us to believe it's going to be a good Saturday!