Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honour.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Prayer by the Moderator, Rt Rev Colin Sinclair
Jesus Christ
You call us all to follow You
in the adventure of faith.
As we begin the process of change
guided by Your spirit,
help us to trust You.
Help us to willingly let go
of all “the ways we have always done things”,
when it feels safer to shrink from changes that deeply affect us,
back into what we have known.
Inspire us
to take risks,
to creatively and courageously
be Your church today:
looking to You in worship,
reaching into our communities
venturing out in service.
Amen