Gracious God and Father of Jesus, we thank You for the arrival of yet another Sabbath. Thank You for the gift of worship tomorrow morning, and for the gift of preparation for that worship now in this meal together. We thank You that the food represents countless hours of human labor and diligence, up to …
Dishes and Drinks
God of all that is good, and God of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, we pray to You now in His name and in the strength of the Holy Spirit. We rejoice in how Your triune nature is embedded in all things, and for how we can be one family and yet separate individuals …
In Worship Tomorrow
Father and gracious Lord, we are so grateful for the week just past, and we thank You for the opportunity to lay the foundation of worship for a new week of work, which we will do as we approach You in worship in the morning. We thank You that You have given us this day, …
Sabbath Kindness Again
God and Father, we thank You for Your Sabbath kindness to us. You have shown that kindness to us over and over again, and so we continue to thank You for it. We are thankful for the food, for the wine, for the fellowship around this table, and for all the hard work that went …
Goodness Poured
Father in heaven, we thank You for all the goodness You have poured out upon us in Your Son, Jesus Christ, and in His Spirit and Yours. We are grateful for the Sabbath rest prepared for us in Him, and we thank You for calling us into Your Sabbath salvation. Your kindness is forever, Your …
For the Wine and Dessert
Father and God, Giver of Life, we thank You for the food You have provided to us yet again. We are grateful for the wine and dessert, we thank You for the soup and the bread, and we rejoice that we are blessed as we have been. We pray that this would be a true …
All the Pathways
Our Father and gracious God, we thank You for all the pathways we took this last week, on which You protected us and gave us travel mercies. We thank You for the food before us, and the fellowship around the table. We are grateful for the blood of Jesus, which washed us clean, and which …
Keep Us From Our Own Devices
Our Lord and God, we come to You now in the great and powerful name of Jesus. We praise Your holy name through Him, and we ask You to accept our thanksgiving on the same basis. We know that we are anemic in our ability to celebrate and rejoice, and so we ask You to …
For the Week Past
Father in heaven, we thank You now in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord, and we ask that Your Holy Spirit would be with us here as we celebrate the arrival of yet another Lord’s Day. We thank You for the week past, and how it was built on the last Lord’s …
This Day of Celebration
Father and our most gracious God, we thank You now in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior, and amen. We are so thankful for all the blessings You have poured out upon us and so we rejoice before You now. We thank You for this day of celebration, and we ask You to equip …