Sunday's Comin' 6/28/2014

Last week, I posted a Sabbath hymn (by John Newton) on Saturday evening - some thoughts to help us prepare for worship on the Lord's Day. I also remember reading awhile back a Sabbath Eve's Prayer post and appreciated it.  I'm wondering if such a thing might be helpful on a regular basis to help us turn our thoughts towards the coming day of worship. We'll give it a try and see how it goes. It might be a prayer, a hymn, a catechism question, some thoughts from a trusted author on the Sabbath, etc. 
For now we'll call the Saturday evening post, Sunday's Comin' - the day of worship, the day of Christ's resurrection, and a day that helps us anticipate the 2nd coming of our Savior - The Lord's Day. Sunday's coming! Are you ready?
The following is a portion of a prayer taken from The Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan prayers & devotions.

We are going to the house of prayer,
     pour upon us the spirit of grace and supplication;
We are going to the house of praise
     awaken in us every grateful and cheerful emotion;
We are going to the house of instruction,
     give testimony to the Word preached, 
     and glorify it in the hearts of all who hear;
     may it enlighten the ignorant,
          awaken the careless, reclaim the wandering,
          establish the weak, comfort the feeble-minded,
          make ready a people for their Lord.

Be a sanctuary to all who cannot come,
Forget not those who never come,
And do thou bestow upon us
     benevolence towards our dependents,
     forgiveness towards our enemies,
     peaceableness towards our neighbours,
     openness towards our fellow-Christians.

Amen. May God bless us as we gather for worship on his day!