Psalm 22 (for today)

Prayer of praise and confession

There are times Godde when you seem so far away

We cry out in vain and cannot hear your voice

All night we toss and turn and cannot rest

Yet you are holy

In everyday conversations

As well as commemorations and celebrations

We tell and hear stories of Jesus

bringing life in fullness

You are holy

Holy God you are with us

In the minutiae and intimacy of every day

A mother feeding her child

A post-tsunami family

missing members from each generation

Lives intertwined

You do not hide from us Holy God

You hear our cries

We praise you in this congregation

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to you

All the families of the nations shall worship before you

May our song of praise echo through time to future generations

So that a people yet unborn will know

You are Holy

You stand beside us Holy Godde

When we recognise our distance from you

And our need of your forgiveness

We thank you for the words we can trust:

The poor shall eat and be satisfied

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord

Our sins are forgiven

Thanks be to Godde

Our Father ...