A Prayer Before Worship

Altar in the Chapel at Riverside Church, NYC

O Almighty God, who pourest out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to thee, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship thee in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

(BCP 833)