Presider: It is good
for us to be here in your glorious presence, O God: Awaken us to the needs of the world, that we may offer
all things to your compassionate love and become mediators of your unifying vision, as we pray: Proclaim
the greatness of our God; for our God is the Holy One.
Litanist: Remove the veil
when your Church seeks you, O Christ, and enlighten us with your vision, that we may be eyewitnesses of your majesty and serve
the world as people moved by the Holy Spirit. Proclaim the greatness of our God;
for our God is the
Holy One.
. Let the glory of your holiness be revealed to the leaders
of our nation and be manifest to all in authority, O Christ, that they may hear your voice and serve your mission of righteousness
and justice, declared by the law and the prophets and fulfilled in Jesus Christ the Risen One. Proclaim
the greatness of our God;
for our God is the Holy One.
.
Visit this mountain of holy presence,
O Christ, and let the cloud of your glory overshadow our community, that with joy we may behold your appearance and be led
by your light. Proclaim the greatness of our God;
for our God is the Holy One.
. You love justice and establish equity, O Holy One: Visit with your transfiguring
presence every person and home in need of your light and your blessing. Proclaim the greatness of our God;
for God is the Holy One. . Listen to our prayers as we speak to you and comfort us
with your dawning Spirit.
We remember especially ___.
Hear our gratefulness and praise for your glorious presence in our lives, especially as we give
thanks for ___.
We
know our deaths will come soon, even as we recall our transfigured Christ's victory over death. Receive into your eternal
light all who have died, especially ___.
Proclaim the greatness of our God;
for our God is the Holy One.
.Presider: Blessed Creator God, let
Christ, the morning star, rise in our hearts as we awaken to his glorious presence in our midst: Fill us
with gratefulness as your dazzling light breaks through our cloud of unknowing in every place and time, that we may tell of
the things which we have seen and mediate your reconciling presence in all the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with
you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, forever and ever. Amen.