Gracious God, too often we say we choose you and yet we do not live in your light. Forgive us for the many times when our heart, our words, and our actions don’t show we have chosen to follow you. Hear the honest pleas of our hearts for forgiveness … [Continue reading] about Confession: too often we say…
litany for All Saints
(This prayer is designed to be interspersed with the singing of the verses of “Give Thanks for Those Whose Faith Is Firm,” #731 in Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal or #428 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship.) Let us give thanks to God for all … [Continue reading] about litany for All Saints
POP: we seek your mercy
Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love; cleanse this world and all our lives, that we might shine with the glory of your love. We call for your mercy in our own lives, for forgiveness of what we have done or left undone that … [Continue reading] about POP: we seek your mercy
dedication: fed and committed
O Lord our God, you have fed us at your table and joined us together with all your people in every land. As the source of our life, you rightly claim our complete loyalty, in heart, soul, mind, and strength. So we dedicate to you the gifts we have … [Continue reading] about dedication: fed and committed
dedication: guide these gifts
Great God, your liberating power opened a way through the waters and guided your people through the wilderness. Guide the use of these gifts by that same power. Free us from the need to determine and control your grace, and turn us into servants of … [Continue reading] about dedication: guide these gifts
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