Here’s
a prayer of invocation and petition from My
Redeemer Lives website.
Opening Prayer
(inspired by 1 Kings
19: 8-15, Psalm 46: 10)
O
God of the still, small voice,
quiet
our inner spirit.
Help
us to focus upon You, and You alone,
to
hear Your voice within.
There
are so many other voices demanding our attention.
But
we cannot attend to them without You....
Be still and know
that I am God,
You
say to us as You said to Elijah....
May
Your voice speak through us.
In
weakness, be our strength.
In
poverty, be our wealth.
In
depression, be our joy.
In
apathy, be our love.
We
cannot sing Love's song, O Lord,
unless
it be Your voice singing in us.
Take
this heart, and with this mouth
make
Your praise and thanksgiving a reality here and now.
Because
of, and in the name of our Messiah, Jesus. Amen.
