Living God,
speak to us anew of your love in Jesus Christ,
that we too might live in love every day
and show that love to all the world.
Amen.
Submitted by Rev. Andy James, First Presbyterian Church, Whitestone, NY
illumination
invocation: hard to live new life
Heavenly Parent, you have called us your children.
And you have called us to new life.
Sometimes that makes it hard to live in this world, where other people are so separate from you.
Help us to find the inner resources to stay in touch with you.
Help us to find our source in Christ Jesus, who taught us to pray saying…
Submitted by Rev. Martha Spong, First Congregational Church, North Yarmouth Maine.
Easter prayer of illumination: speak to us
Speak to us, Risen Christ, along our road:
explain the Scriptures,
break open the bread of life,
and set our hearts on fire with your love.
Amen.
adapted from Luke 24:32 (CEB)
Submitted by Rev. Josh Hale, Pastor, Perritte Memorial United Methodist Church, Nacogdoches, Texas
illumination: the tombs of our mind
Holy God,
remove the stones that block the portals of our minds…
shine your light so that it may take over the darkness within…
and fill our thoughts with your perfect vision for creation
so we may go, and tell, and be, and do.
Amen.
Submitted by Scott Cervas, pastor at Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church (Lexington, KY)
illumination: hush our sure grasp of your truth
Holy God,
in the midst of the loud “Hosannas!”,
as the waving palm leaves rustle in unison,
quiet our pre-conceived notions…
and hush our sure grasp of your truth…
so that we may, perhaps, discover something
about your vision…your hope…your purpose for our life…
that changes the way we think, act, and do.
Amen.
Submitted by Scott Cervas, pastor at Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church (Lexington, KY)
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