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confession: when we don’t want to get up

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Loving and patient God,
forgive us when we don’t want to get up,
when we would rather hide under our covers of fear and security,
when we wait for others to help
and turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to your call,
when we refuse to respond because we are afraid that we might succeed.
Forgive us and make us new.
Give us the strength to take the gifts that we have been given and use them for your glory.
Lift us off our mats of brokenness, and help us walk in the light.

 

through the water to the table: a communion prayer for Easter 6C

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Blessed are you, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe,
for you are the One who creates and the One who calls.
Through the waters you have called your people,
through the waters you have redeemed
and through the waters you have made holy.
When we lost our way or turned away,
the sound of your voice was as mighty and sweet
as a river making its way through the wilderness.
And so with give you thanks,
for you have been our guide and our sustenance.
We give you thanks for your Son, Jesus the Christ,
who is living water and living bread,
and who gathers us all around his table
that we might learn to be like him,
broken and poured out for the world you so love.
Call to us again through this bread and wine, O Lord.
Open our ears to the cries of your world in need,
to the joy and the pain of our neighbors,
to the hope and the despair of a world that cannot find peace,
to the longing and the grief of those who suffer.
May our hearts break for what breaks yours,
and may we heed your call to be your hands and feet.
We listen.
…
As we come to this feast,
as we seek you in these ordinary things of life,
fill this meal and this fellowship with your Spirit.
Create again, O God, the body of Christ,
made whole through brokenness,
love pouring through the cracks.
We pray in the name of the One who heard and obeyed,
even to the cross and even to the empty tomb,
Jesus the Christ, who taught us to pray together…

Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, the Presbyterian Church of Palatine, IL

confession: pointing the finger

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God, we come to you recognizing that we often forget that you made the world and all that it is in it. We so quickly point the finger at the other, the neighbor, the outcast, the one who is different from us. Forgive us for expecting to be forgiven without forgiving others. Forgive us for rash decisions and hateful words. Forgive us for projecting our fears onto those whom we fear. Help us to see past our differences, past the barriers that we have created, and remind us to love others as you have loved us.

 

Submitted by Rev. Greg Bolt, First Presbyterian Church, Nebraska City, Nebraska

prayer: bearers of glory

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One:            God, your creation displays your wonders all around us;
All:            help us to see you at work wherever we look.
One:            You call us to show forth your glory—
All:            help us to reflect your image in the world.
One:            Your light shines, and the darkness cannot overcome it;
All:            make us bearers of your word, your love, your light. Amen.

 

Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, the Presbyterian Church of Palatine, IL

confession: clean and unclean

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God of the clean and the unclean, we too easily think we can see from your point of view. We exclude, hold grudges and nurse contempt, all the while hiding ourselves for fear we too would be found wanting. We think we are justified because we are made holy by your love, and we assume holiness means more like us. We forget, or never really knew, that all you touch is holy, and that you created all that is. So when we exclude, we exclude you. When we hold grudges, we hate you. When we show contempt, we are contemptuous of those you love. May we be made holy in truth, loving as you love, clean and unclean alike.

Submitted by Rev. Doug Hagler, Calvary Presbyterian Church of Wyncote, PA