Lord God almighty
You are the God who created the world and
all that is in it
Arid desert and fertile fields
Distant high mountains and gentile rolling
hills
Summit vistas and Valley floor
The unpredictable open sea and the still
safe harbour haven
Forest, bush and open ground
Rugged coastline and still calm lakeside
Vast continents and our Island home
We praise you in the midst of your creation
Loving God
You are the God that invites us to walk
through this world trusting you
In the midst of the changing seasons and
landscapes of our lives you lead us homeward to be with you
You provide what we need to see our journey
through
You provide water in the midst of our
deserts
Stars to navigate by in the midst of our
dark nights
Safe haven and courage amidst our storms
Green pastures and still water to restore
our soul
We praise you for your presence to guide
and provide
Merciful God
We had gone our own way wandered away from
the path you had provided
Yet you did not leave us stranded in the
wilderness or lost on city streets
You sent your son Jesus to be the light and
the new way for us to travel
He healed the sick and made whole the
broken
He spoke your word and brought good news to
the poor
When the time was right he gave his life to
pay for all we had done wrong
Being raised from the dead he is with you
and with us
He will come again to judge with justice
We give you praise for Jesus
God who gives his holy spirit
The wind blows where it will over sea and
land
It can be cool breeze in the sweltering
heat of summer
It can fill the unfurled sail and take us
on
WE can find ourselves trudging into the
face of a Gail
You send your Holy Spirit wind to blow into
our lives
To speak your truth, to empower us to
follow you
To lead and to guide us, fill and embrace
us
Even to slow us down and turn us back when
we walk away from you
We praise you that you are with us by your
Spirit
Lord, who leads us through life, we give
you praise
We acknowledge that you are our God
And we humbly come to you this morning to
acknowledge our sins
We have done what we should not have done
and left undone the good you would have us do.
We do not care for this world and its
people, our closest neighbours even ourselves, as we should
We are sorry O Lord and ask for your forgiveness
Thank you for the wonderful truth that as
we confess our sins you are faithful and just and forgive us our sins and
cleanse us from all wrong
Fill us afresh with your spirit that we
might know you and your love
That we might have our eyes open to your
truth
That we may be empowered and enabled to
live for you
To love your people and proclaim your
kingdom in this world
To glory of God father, son and Holy Spirit
Amen
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