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CTW: etches grace

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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.

CTW: inward heart

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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

confession: we worship so many things

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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.

confession: upside down kingdom

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PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Matthew 5:14-16

ALL: God of the upside down kingdom, reorient us; for we seek to hide what you would have shine. From our fall in Eden, we have been embarrassed by the fullness of our humanity, and in our shame and fear have hidden ourselves from you.

Forgive us, Lord, for it is truly our kingdoms which are upside down, and yours which is right side up. We need your help if we are to see the goodness of your creation, that we may rightly reflect Your goodness to the world. 

Oh God of light, make us to be Your light, for the sake of Your salvation …

… continue in silent prayer and meditation …

 

ONE: Lord in Your mercy, hear our prayer

ALL: Amen

 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

ONE: Hear the good news! The God of creation is a proud and merciful creator.  We who bear God’s image may also expect to receive God’s grace. Though we have sought to recreate ourselves according to our shame and fear, we may be assured of this: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation! The old has gone, and the new has come. Know that you are forgiven and be at peace!

ALL: Thanks be to God!  

 

Submitted by Will Norman, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta GA

CTW: we come carrying…

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We come to Worship

carrying with us all our worries.

We come to Worship

carrying with us all our hopes. 

We come to Worship

carrying with us all our fears. 

We come to Worship

carrying with us all our hopes and dreams. 

We come to Worship the Holy One, Our God

coming together as we fully are, bringing to God all that is within us, trusting in God to fill us anew. 

Let us Praise and Worship God Together!

Submitted by Rev. Dawn Black, First Presbyterian Church, Broken Bow, NE