Almighty and Awesome God,
How sweet it is to be your child. What a privilege it is to be drawn into your presence. You have passed over many others, but you have set your love upon us. Why this is so, we cannot fathom for there is nothing desirable about us.
But it is because of your steadfast mercy that we may stand here today as one body. As we gather in this great assembly we confess our love for you. You are our chief desires and we come to admire and adore you.
And as we draw near we pray that you might remind us that we are your children and you are our Father. We humbly pray that you might affirm your everlasting love for us and remind us of your faithfulness to us. Confirm to our weak and weary hearts that you shall never let us go.
Gracious God, come and descend upon us. Lead us in the way everlasting and stir us up to praise.
