 Let's bow our hearts together. Heavenly Father, we thank you that we can come to the merciful God and we thank you that whatever it is that afflicts us today, whether it be sin or the sting of death, Lord, whatever the hardship we face, that we can come to you and we can come into this place where you deliver your mercy. Lord, you promise where we are gathered in your name that your presence is known. And so, Lord, we do in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.