Dedication Prayer

Last Sunday, we gave thanks and prayed for children for the many children born into the church over the past couple of years - wasn’t it noisy? Wasn’t it AWESOME?!It’s been our custom for the past few years to pray the same words over our children and their families. We’ll leave them here for you to read again and echo as you pray at home.

May you grow to know the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done ultimately and triumphantly through the person of Christ.

May you grow to count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord.

May you learn God’s word, and may it move you to celebrate God’s holiness and to treasure the righteousness of Christ, being found in him, not having a righteousness of your own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.

And may your knowledge of God’s word in turn help you set your hope in God and not forget the works of God but keep his commandments.

May you grow to know Christ and the power of his resurrection. And as you share in Christ’s sufferings, even becoming like him in his death, may you attain the resurrection from the dead and then enjoy the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

To the praise of Jesus and in full dependence on him, we bless you with these words.

Now may the Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.

Amen.