Opening Prayer: A New Song


Here’s an opening prayer of invocation from the United Church of Christ website.

Prayer of Invocation

 O Living God of past and future,
 we praise you
 for this present moment.
 Fill us with your joy and empower us with your Holy Spirit,
 that our strength may be renewed
 to sing a new song of your glory
 in a world which longs for your justice and peace.
 All this we ask in the name of Jesus,
 in whom we become
 your new creation.

~ from All Things New, written by Rev. Susan A. Blain and Rev. Scott Ressman. Posted on the United Church of Christ website. http://www.ucc.org/50/pdfs/worship-resources.pdf