A Prayer about the Creator and Ruler

God, our King,

Forgive us. 

We bow down before earthly rulers, 

scrolling through feeds to discover their pronouncements, 

feeding off their power, 

obeying or giving lip-service to the decrees 

of a fallen man or woman. 

You merely spoke, words like, “Let there be light,” and light appeared. 

Again and again, through Genesis 1, 

“And God said,”

“And it was so….”

How could we doubt your power, your might, 

your right to rule over us?

How could we doubt your capacity to rule all of creation, 

since you spoke all of creation into existence?

Forgive us, Lord, and draw us to bow down before you 

as our Creator and King, the only One who has the right to demand our service.

In the name of the King who died that we might live we pray. Amen. 

Read Psalm 33.