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Rev Peter W Nimmo<p><strong>Opening Prayers for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (February 9&nbsp;2025)</strong></p><p class=""><em>Part of a series of opening prayers for Sundays in the Revised Common Lectionary. They take their inspiration from the Scripture readings in the Lectionary. Worship leaders are welcome to use them for worship, but if you print or display any part of them, please credit the author. Comments welcome</em>.</p><p class=""><em>The following prayers are for based on the readings for the <a href="https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts/?z=e&amp;d=18&amp;y=384" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany</a>, February 9, 2025</em>.</p><p><strong><strong>Call to Prayer</strong></strong></p><p>The Psalmist says:</p><p>On the day I called, you answered me;</p><p>you increased my strength of soul.</p><p class=""><em>Psalm 138.3</em></p><p>Let us pray.</p><p><strong><strong>Prayer of Approach and Confession</strong></strong></p><p>Holy, holy, holy,</p><p>Lord God of hosts-</p><p>you are the only holy God.</p><p></p><p>Source of life,</p><p>ground of our being,</p><p>creator of all:</p><p>you alone are worthy of our worship</p><p>in this holy place on this Sabbath day</p><p>and in loving service to our neighbours</p><p>wherever we are, every day of the week.</p><p>Above all lesser gods</p><p>we sing your praise</p><p>exalt your name</p><p>and give thanks</p><p>for your steadfast love and faithfulness.</p> <p>We acknowledge that,</p><p>in the face of your holiness and power</p><p>we feel lost and unclean,</p><p>sinful people who feel unfit to be your people.</p><p>For we are too often blind and deaf to your call.</p> <p>In silence, we remember our failings.</p><p><em>silence</em></p> <p>Hear the message which has been proclaimed to us:</p><p>by the grace of God,</p><p>we are what we are-</p><p>people set free by God from sin</p><p>for the sake of Christ</p><p>who died, was buried, and raised to life for us.</p><p>Thanks be to God!</p> <p>Holy God, by your Spirit</p><p>your grace is within us.</p><p>You will not forsake the work of your hands:</p><p>for you promise to preserve and deliver us.</p><p>You have brought us through</p><p>the waters of baptism</p><p>to land us safe with Christ</p><p>and now you call us to proclaim his love.</p><p>Help us to fish for men and women</p><p>who will join us in his boat.</p><p>Enable us to fulfil your purpose for us</p><p>and deliver us from your troubles.</p> <p>We pray in Jesus’ name.</p><p>Amen.</p><a href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bmc-logo.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p>Liked this? <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/peterwnimmo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Buy me a coffee</a>!</p><p class=""><em>Featured image: Albrecht Bouts, Miraculous Draught of Fish, 16th Century. Museum Leuven, Belgium. from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library</em></p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/epiphany5/" target="_blank">#Epiphany5</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/lectionary/" target="_blank">#Lectionary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/lectionaryprayers/" target="_blank">#LectionaryPrayers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/prayer/" target="_blank">#Prayer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/prayers/" target="_blank">#Prayers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/tag/worship/" target="_blank">#worship</a></p>