We wrote this for Youthwork Summit 2014, as it fitted the theme and gave us a good way to start the day. We split the 'leader' voice across the band, so it made it less focused on one person. We also interspersed the prayer with singing the verse lyrics to the song 'Open the eyes of my heart', but limited the chords to just E and Bm for a different feel.

You can get the PowerPoint from the link to the right, or just use the words in whatever way you normally do. I should mention that I stole the fourth line from a great prayer by Mark Earey, which is also available on this site.

Note: we slightly adapted this for the Engage Day 2015 - this version is also pasted below and included as another PowerPoint.

Open us up, God:
for all you have for us today.
Open our eyes, God:
to see you reflected in every human face.
Open our hearts, God:
to feel your compassion for this broken world.
Open our ears, God:
to hear the whisper of your Spirit and the wisdom of your Word.
Open our hands, God:
this is your ministry, your Kingdom, your power, your glory.
Open our lips, God:
That our mouths may sing out your praise.
[Newer version:]
Open us up, God:
for all you have for us today.
Open our eyes, God:
to see you reflected in every human face.
Open our hearts, God:
to know your love for us, vast as the ocean.
Open our ears, God:
to hear the whisper of your Spirit and the wisdom of your Word.
Open our hands, God:
this is your ministry, your Kingdom, your power, your glory.
Open our lips, God:
That our mouths may sing out your praise.