Approach and confession prayer 3 October 2021

How awesome is the name of the Lord

majestic through all the earth

God’s glory

is installed in the heavens

consider the moon and stars

see, it was the Lord who set them in their place

it was the Lord who decreed their orbit

this is the God we come before today

the God who made heaven and earth

shaped the mountains

filled the oceans

breathed life into all which crawls, walks or swims in the earth

How awesome is the name of the Lord

majestic through all the earth

through the praise of children and babies

God is honoured

and they are held in the gentle embrace of the Lord

who we call friend and Master

who we come to worship this day

looking to the heavens, the work of the Lord

and wonder

who are we, humans, that you care for us?”

we who are crowned with glory

and trusted to care for creation

How awesome is the name of the Lord

majestic through all the earth

we turn to God, through Christ today

our hearts open to receive the amazing love offered

yet mournful we are not fit to truly receive the crown of glory offered to us

for we have sinned in thought, word and deed

in our own strength, and in common with others

in humility

we bow

longing to be washed, cleansed, renewed

longing to live blameless lives

longing to know, once again

the forgiveness we have received

through the love and mercy of Christ Jesus

whose name is awesome through all the earth

Amen