Holy Father, forgive us. Though you should guide us, we inform ourselves. Though you should rule us, we control ourselves. Though you should fulfill us, we console ourselves. For we think your truth too high, your will too hard, your power too remote, your love too free. But they are not! And without them, we are of all people most miserable. Heal our confused mind with your word, heal our divided will with your law, heal our troubled conscience with your love, heal our anxious hearts with your presence, all for the sake of your Son, who loved us and gave himself for us. Amen.
Psalm 96
LEADER: Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! ALL: 2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. LEADER: 3 Declare his...