Easter 7
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: The hour has come to worship our God,
All: to gather as people of faith
to glorify the God of all grace.
One: The time has come to devote ourselves to prayer,
All: to bring the burdens we carry,
to lift our hopes to the God who hears us.
One: The hour has come to rejoice and make God's name known,
All: to lift a song of thanksgiving,
to praise God for all our blessings.
Prayer Of The Day
Your love is so limitless
that the needy receive goodness,
and the prisoner finds
a well-paying job;
the homeless find your heart
open to them,
and all can place their worries
in your hands.
Parent of Orphans,
we will make your name known
to all the world.
We gaze at the sky
looking for you,
when you can be found
in the laughing play of children;
we wonder
where you have gone,
while you are all around us
in our sisters and brothers.
Cloud Rider,
we will sing of your name
to all the world.
When our hearts
are hardened by fears,
you melt them
with your hope;
when our lips
can only utter boasts,
you teach us
songs of humility.
Caregiver of Widows,
we will exult your name
in all the world.
We will make your name known,
God in Community, Holy in One,
even as we pray as we have been taught,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
When we look to God in prayer, are we looking for condemnation and punishment? Or, do we look for the One who promises to forgive us and make us new? Let us pray to God for mercy, as we offer our confessions, saying,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
We cannot put it off any longer, Gracious God, it is time to confess our unfaithfulness. Our appetites for all things threaten to devour us like hungry animals. We are reluctant to humble ourselves to serve others, believing we are special. We are afraid to share in the sufferings of children and the elderly.
Forgive us, Voice of Mercy and Hope. Bless us with grace and life, so we might rejoice in your love, tell of your faithfulness, and join Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, in making you known to all people.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: Unfailing love, the Spirit of healing, the life of faith in Christ -- all are Easter gifts God offers to us.
All: We rejoice and are glad. We are blessed: with mercy, with hope, with joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
One: The hour has come to worship our God,
All: to gather as people of faith
to glorify the God of all grace.
One: The time has come to devote ourselves to prayer,
All: to bring the burdens we carry,
to lift our hopes to the God who hears us.
One: The hour has come to rejoice and make God's name known,
All: to lift a song of thanksgiving,
to praise God for all our blessings.
Prayer Of The Day
Your love is so limitless
that the needy receive goodness,
and the prisoner finds
a well-paying job;
the homeless find your heart
open to them,
and all can place their worries
in your hands.
Parent of Orphans,
we will make your name known
to all the world.
We gaze at the sky
looking for you,
when you can be found
in the laughing play of children;
we wonder
where you have gone,
while you are all around us
in our sisters and brothers.
Cloud Rider,
we will sing of your name
to all the world.
When our hearts
are hardened by fears,
you melt them
with your hope;
when our lips
can only utter boasts,
you teach us
songs of humility.
Caregiver of Widows,
we will exult your name
in all the world.
We will make your name known,
God in Community, Holy in One,
even as we pray as we have been taught,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
When we look to God in prayer, are we looking for condemnation and punishment? Or, do we look for the One who promises to forgive us and make us new? Let us pray to God for mercy, as we offer our confessions, saying,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
We cannot put it off any longer, Gracious God, it is time to confess our unfaithfulness. Our appetites for all things threaten to devour us like hungry animals. We are reluctant to humble ourselves to serve others, believing we are special. We are afraid to share in the sufferings of children and the elderly.
Forgive us, Voice of Mercy and Hope. Bless us with grace and life, so we might rejoice in your love, tell of your faithfulness, and join Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, in making you known to all people.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: Unfailing love, the Spirit of healing, the life of faith in Christ -- all are Easter gifts God offers to us.
All: We rejoice and are glad. We are blessed: with mercy, with hope, with joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
