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Submitted by Rev. Lucus Keppel, Ancho Community Presbyterian Church & Corona United Presbyterian Church, New Mexico
Call to Reconciliation
Seeking to follow Jesus, we often wander down the wrong roads. Impatient
with God’s schedule, we rush off to do things our way. Let us confess our
foolishness, that we might receive God’s hope for our lives.
Unison Prayer of Confession
Your words are given to us, Author of Life, so we might be reformed,
but we are intent on changing others. Your words are offered to us so we
might be transformed, but we are focused on conforming to our culture. Your
words are spoken to lead us into new life, but we hold our old ways tight to
our chests.
Forgive us, God of Wonder. Do not remember our sins, but continue to
touch us with your steadfast mercy. Show us how to be persistent in living
out our faith, even as you were so tenacious in offering us your grace and
life in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance of Pardon
L: Jesus reminds us that we are to be resolute in our lives of faithfulness
and service. The good news is that God is steadfast in filling us with love
and grace.
P: We are forgiven people. May we live as sisters and brothers in Christ,
God’s children in word and deed, in hope and joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Submitted by Rev. Thom Shuman, Lectionary Liturgies.
L: We have gathered in God’s holy presence,
the One who etches grace on our hearts.
P: This is the place where God
will transform us into disciples.
L: We glorify our God, who yearns for justice,
not just for a favored few, but for the least of our world.
P: This is the place where God
will write compassion on our souls.
L: We give thanks to God for unceasing grace;
we remember God’s persistence in saving us.
P: This is the place where God
P: will breathe the Word into our lives.
Submitted by Rev. Thom Shuman, Lectionary Liturgies.
One: God calls old and young, tall and short, insider and outsider.
All: God calls beautiful and plain, beginner and expert, silly and serious.
One: God calls rich and poor, left right and center, faithful and doubting.
All: God calls into the heart, not based on appearance or circumstance.
One: God calls…listen, can you hear?
Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, the Presbyterian Church of Palatine, IL
God of our ancestors, Creator of our universe, Lord of our lives, we worship so many things. With our time and our energy and our money, we worship so many things. We worship financial stability, we worship material possessions, we worship education, we worship “success,” we worship family, we worship tradition. Yet you have clearly commanded us to not bow down and worship idols that we have created for ourselves. Forgive us Lord. Have mercy on our misplaced worship.
Silent prayers of confession
Gracious God, forgive us and heal us of our unholy habit to worship anything other than you. For you are our God, our Creator, and our Lord, and you alone are worthy of our worship and praise. So send your Spirit to inspire us to worship you with our whole selves: our time, our energy, our financial decisions, our relationships, and our very lives. Amen.
Submitted by Rev Berry French, Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, Black Mountain, NC.
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