We pray for change. We pray for transformation. We pray for transfiguration. We pray that the world around us will be changed to suit our needs, to agree with us, to be like the world we want. We do not give space for God’s work, trying to … [Continue reading] about confession: change on our terms
prayers of the people: deliver us and set us free
Let us pray to our God, saying, Lord, in your righteousness, deliver us and set us free. Holy God, you knew us before we took our first breath. You uttered your living Word and brought forth light, love, and life. You gathered us from the dust … [Continue reading] about prayers of the people: deliver us and set us free
illumination: you knew us
Holy God, you knew us before we knew ourselves. You consecrate us even now to be your servants. Create in us hearts worthy to be your prophets that we might go where you send us, and speak the Word that you give us. Through the power of your … [Continue reading] about illumination: you knew us
confession: Love
Call to Confession: Whether we have the gift of beautiful speech, or the gift of understanding and knowledge, or the gift of faith or of generosity or of any other good thing—if we do not love, even our most precious talents are as nothing. And if … [Continue reading] about confession: Love
CTW: formed, known, appointed
One: The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, as it had come to many others before him: All: I formed you, I know you, I appoint you. One: And Jeremiah, like many others before and since, protested. All: But God doesn’t take excuses, … [Continue reading] about CTW: formed, known, appointed
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