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PRAYERS FOR ILLUMINATION Choose one of the following prayers that fits with your scripture reading and with the theme of the service. Invite the congregation into the prayer with the words, “Let us pray…” Holy and gracious God, may your Holy Spirit give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that, with the eyes of our hearts enlightened,
Before the congregation hears the weekly scripture readings, the Prayer for Illumination turns our attention to God to ask that we hear God’s word in order to better know God’s will for our lives.
Learn how to pray for illumination before reading from the Bible in worship services. Find examples of prayers from the Book of Common Worship, the Directory for Worship, and other sources.
Prayer for Illumination. 1) Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us this day. Amen. 2) Prepare our hearts, O God, to accept your Word. Silence in us any voice but your
These Prayers for Illumination based on Scripture and the confessions may be used before the reading and proclamation of the Word.
4 Ιουλ 2017 · Pulpit Notes: Prayer for Illumination. The great French theologian John Calvin believed that one of the essential elements of worship was the “Prayer for Illumination,” offered immediately before the Scripture was read and proclaimed.
1 Ιουν 2011 · A prayer of illumination for reading Acts 1:1-14 (Ascension/Easter 7A). Submitted by Andy James, First Presbyterian Church of Whitestone, Queens, NY. Ever-rising God, just as you lifted the eyes of the disciples to the rising Jesus at his ascension, so lift our eyes to you as we hear your holy word today,
