OPENING PRAYER
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 ESV
THE REFRAIN
I regard you as precious. You are honored and I love you. Isaiah 43:4 NIV
THE WORD OF GOD/A READING
Psalm 100 ESV
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
THE REFRAIN
I regard you as precious. You are honored and I love you. Isaiah 43:4 NIV
PRAYERS
Dear Christ, this tiny baby, now so unconscious of all that is going on about him, will soon be watching and imitating the things I do. May I so closely imitate You* that I will not need to fear my influence on his life. Conform me, O Christ, to Your* own image, that my children may see the beauty of Jesus in me. Amen. – Helen Good Brenneman, Meditations for the New Mother
CONCLUSION
The Concluding Prayer of the Church:
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to the beginning of this day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do, direct me to the fulfilling of your purposes; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
*Thee, Thine