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Closing Liturgy for Evening Prayer

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Based on Luke 2:29-32, The Benedictus

 

Source of all rest and peace, dismiss now into my evening’s quiet,

You have promised no less and so much more.

We are witnesses to your salvation,

Which You did for all people and continue to make inviting and effective.

The Living Word is open for all to perceive and trust,

It is the source of our faith and hope.

Those who trust in God’s revelation find an anchor for their souls.

Source of all rest and peace, dismiss us now into our evening’s harbor-

Adrift no more,

At home in You.

 

submitted by Pastor Julia Seymour, Lutheran Church of Hope, Anchorage, Alaska.

Dedication: learning foolishness

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Generous God, you have chosen to reveal yourself to us in ways this world considers foolish…and you call us to join you. As we learn generosity in the midst of a world that teaches self-sufficiency, bless our gifts that they may be a blessing to others. As we learn trust in the midst of a world that teaches individualism, bless our gifts that they may lead us into community. As we learn sacrifice in the midst of a world that teaches greed, bless our gifts that they may remind us of all you have given to us. We dedicate these, our gifts of treasure and talent, to the foolishness of your glory. Amen.

CTW: remembering who we are

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One: Come from east and west, north and south!
All: From everywhere God has placed us,
with everything God has given us,
as the people God made us—we come.
One: Come, receive again the gift of grace!
All: Not for owning, not for boasting, but for celebrating—we come.
One: Come, discover again the way that leads to life!
All: Remembering who we are, seeking who we are yet to be—we come.

(Suggested opening hymn: We Rejoice To Be God’s Chosen)

 

Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson