Lord God
we come into your presence
knowing you are God and God alone
as the low sun is hard to look upon
you are difficult for us to know
fully, truly, completely
for your ways, your power, your might
are beyond our ways, our power, our might
they are too wondrous to name,
too astounding to comprehend
yet we are still drawn to you
as those drawn to gazing on the sun,
though it may blind us
drawn to you as those drawn towards the shore
though it may swallow us
drawn to you as those drawn towards the mountains
though they may overwhelm us
for nothing, nothing in our lives is more important than our love of you, Lord God
it is in love we gather here
it is in love we worship you
it is in love we look for your cleansing and renewing
in our lives, in the life of this nation, in the life of all creation
[pause]
Lord God
move within and around us through your Holy Spirit
inspire us, challenge us, comfort us
to be your people
and to acknowledge you alone as God in our lives
[pause]
Jesus Christ
we acknowledge there are times when we have sinned against you and others
and in so doing, have let ourselves and you down
humbly, we come seeking your forgiveness
your love, your peace, your grace
your guidance to turn us away from sin towards you and you alone
Amen