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Submitted by Rev. Lucus Keppel, Ancho Community Presbyterian Church & Corona United Presbyterian Church, New Mexico
Call to Reconciliation
Seeking to follow Jesus, we often wander down the wrong roads. Impatient
with God’s schedule, we rush off to do things our way. Let us confess our
foolishness, that we might receive God’s hope for our lives.
Unison Prayer of Confession
Your words are given to us, Author of Life, so we might be reformed,
but we are intent on changing others. Your words are offered to us so we
might be transformed, but we are focused on conforming to our culture. Your
words are spoken to lead us into new life, but we hold our old ways tight to
our chests.
Forgive us, God of Wonder. Do not remember our sins, but continue to
touch us with your steadfast mercy. Show us how to be persistent in living
out our faith, even as you were so tenacious in offering us your grace and
life in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance of Pardon
L: Jesus reminds us that we are to be resolute in our lives of faithfulness
and service. The good news is that God is steadfast in filling us with love
and grace.
P: We are forgiven people. May we live as sisters and brothers in Christ,
God’s children in word and deed, in hope and joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Submitted by Rev. Thom Shuman, Lectionary Liturgies.
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.
Thank you, Christ, thank you.
We don’t always know how to show it.
We don’t always know how to say it.
We don’t even always know that we are feeling it.
Help us begin with this act of giving and these simple words.
Thank you, Christ, thank you.
Submitted by Rev. Jennifer Garrison Brownell, Hillsdale Community Church – UCC, Portland, OR
One: We gather together
to hear God’s word of hope.
All: “The days are surely coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”
One: We gather together
to celebrate our part in God’s purpose.
All: “Surely I know the plans I have for you,”
says the Lord,
“plans to give you a future with hope.”
One: We gather together
to be re-made in God’s image,
to bear the word and
to do the work of hope in the world.
Come, let us worship God.
A call to worship for Ordinary 26C (Jeremiah 32), based on previous promises (Jeremiah 29 and 31).
Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, The Presbyterian Church of Palatine, IL
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