Ĭonfession and Pardon | Scripture Readings Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of Order, W-3.3401aįind Prayers for Illumination from Biblical and Confessional Resources for Worship. In preparation for the reading, proclaiming, and hearing of God’s Word, a prayer seeking the illumination of the Holy Spirit is appropriately offered. Excerpt from Worshiping God Together: A Guide for Children and Their Parents:īefore we read from the Bible, we pray that the Holy Spirit will help us to hear what God is saying to us, and to do what God is calling us to do as followers of Jesus Christ. Notes adapted from Supplemental Liturgical Resource 1 (WJKP, 1984). Before reading from the Bible, we seek the illumination of the Holy Spirit and call upon God to make us receptive to the life-giving Word that comes to us through both the reading and proclamation of Scripture.
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