OPENING PRAYER
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! Luke 2:14 ESV
THE REFRAIN
My soul waits, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Psalm 130:6 ESV
WORD OF GOD/A READING
Psalm 57 ESV
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody! Awake, my glory!
Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
THE REFRAIN
My soul waits, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Psalm 130:6 ESV
PRAYER
O Source of all life’s goodness,
You provide everything we need.
You teach me contentment, and true happiness,
That grass is not any greener where I am not.
In times of trouble, chaos, and calamity,
Let me be wise and turn to you for comfort.
For you are a kind and merciful God,
A faithful Friend with whom all is possible.
-Contemporary Psalm, Roy DeLeon p 74
CONCLUSION
Maranatha. Come, Lord, come. Maranatha. Come, Lord, come.