Here
is a prayer of illumination, traditionally offered before the reading and preaching
of the Word. It comes from Leonard Sweet’s Preach
the Story website.
Prayer before the Word
Gracious
God,
may
your messages and preaching come to us
through
your Holy Spirit’s power,
so
that our faith might not rest
on
the articulation of words by our pastor
or
the acumen of the human mind,
but
upon Your power and presence.
Help us
never to depend upon our own might or power,
but
always upon Your Spirit.
May
You, the God of all hope,
fill
us with all joy and peace as we trust in you,
and
in your holy Son,
the
Lord Jesus,
Messiah
of all people. Amen.
~
Posted on Leonard Sweet’s Preach the
Story. https://preachthestory.com/resources/
