“Eternal, incomprehensible, and invisible God, infinite in power, wisdom, and goodness, dwelling in the light which no man can approach, where thousand thousands minister unto thee, and ten thousand times ten thousand stand before thee, yet dwelling with the humble and contrite, and taking pleasure in thy people…”

So goes the introductory prayer found in Richard Baxter’s section on the Reformed Liturgy in The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, Volume I. Reading these words brought a unique freshness to me this morning. I often enjoy reading liturgy for the simple fact that many of the liturgical prayers were written hundreds of years ago, and yet they are still just as true and applicable today!

I think I’m going to include this prayer this Sunday.

To think, liturgy used to bore me; and now I love it.