Lent 2
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: Like Abraham and Sarah,
God calls us out of our comfort zones to new adventures.
All: In this season of discipleship,
may we respond with the trust and faith they model.
One: Like Nicodemus, we seek answers for our questions
from Jesus, especially the ones that awaken us at night.
All: In this season of questioning Jesus,
may we commit ourselves to listening
to what he has to say to us.
One: Like Paul, we affirm that our faith
is based on what God does for us,
not on our successes or failures.
All: In this season of self-denial,
may we give up our needs to save ourselves.
One: Like Abraham, Sarah, Nicodemus, Paul,
and all the others who have been our mentors in the faith,
All: we would follow God faithfully,
so our lives might be examples to those around us.
Prayer Of The Day
Creator of every moment,
Keeper of our every day,
take us by the hand and lead us,
as we trust you to walk with us
on the journey of life.
Watcher of our nights
and Answerer of our questions,
sweep away the cobwebs of our minds,
so we might discover anew
the promises you bring to us
in the word you plant within us.
Spirit of New Birth,
Breath of New Life,
be in the words we speak,
and sing, and pray
in this time of worship.
Reshape us into the people of God
created for worship and for service.
God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us as we pray as Jesus taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
In the quiet moments, late in the day, in the middle of the night, we know ourselves for who we are and how we have failed to listen to God and be led where God would send us. And, in such moments, God waits to hear our confession and to forgive us, to make us new people, to help us be reborn as people of faith. Let us come to our God in trust.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Because we are human, God of Faith, we believe we have nothing to learn from others, and so we ignore the lives of our ancestors like Sarah and Nicodemus. Because we are so wise, we look for answers to our questions in books, in food, in money, and in power, rather than to the One who knows the deepest longings of our hearts. Because we know all the answers, we have no need to change our way of living. We do not know where to find help when we are desperate.
Forgive us, Life-Keeping God. You are the One who can change our lives; you are the One who can transform our despair into hope; you are the One who can instill new life in us. We trust the promises that you will do this for us and open our hearts, and our lives to your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: God is our hope, our help, our peace, and our joy. God makes us new and sends us forth to be a blessing to all people.
All: May we draw nearer to the Keeper of our Souls; to the Watcher of our days and nights; to the Spirit of new life and new hope -- to the God who has forgiven us. Amen.
One: Like Abraham and Sarah,
God calls us out of our comfort zones to new adventures.
All: In this season of discipleship,
may we respond with the trust and faith they model.
One: Like Nicodemus, we seek answers for our questions
from Jesus, especially the ones that awaken us at night.
All: In this season of questioning Jesus,
may we commit ourselves to listening
to what he has to say to us.
One: Like Paul, we affirm that our faith
is based on what God does for us,
not on our successes or failures.
All: In this season of self-denial,
may we give up our needs to save ourselves.
One: Like Abraham, Sarah, Nicodemus, Paul,
and all the others who have been our mentors in the faith,
All: we would follow God faithfully,
so our lives might be examples to those around us.
Prayer Of The Day
Creator of every moment,
Keeper of our every day,
take us by the hand and lead us,
as we trust you to walk with us
on the journey of life.
Watcher of our nights
and Answerer of our questions,
sweep away the cobwebs of our minds,
so we might discover anew
the promises you bring to us
in the word you plant within us.
Spirit of New Birth,
Breath of New Life,
be in the words we speak,
and sing, and pray
in this time of worship.
Reshape us into the people of God
created for worship and for service.
God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us as we pray as Jesus taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
In the quiet moments, late in the day, in the middle of the night, we know ourselves for who we are and how we have failed to listen to God and be led where God would send us. And, in such moments, God waits to hear our confession and to forgive us, to make us new people, to help us be reborn as people of faith. Let us come to our God in trust.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Because we are human, God of Faith, we believe we have nothing to learn from others, and so we ignore the lives of our ancestors like Sarah and Nicodemus. Because we are so wise, we look for answers to our questions in books, in food, in money, and in power, rather than to the One who knows the deepest longings of our hearts. Because we know all the answers, we have no need to change our way of living. We do not know where to find help when we are desperate.
Forgive us, Life-Keeping God. You are the One who can change our lives; you are the One who can transform our despair into hope; you are the One who can instill new life in us. We trust the promises that you will do this for us and open our hearts, and our lives to your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: God is our hope, our help, our peace, and our joy. God makes us new and sends us forth to be a blessing to all people.
All: May we draw nearer to the Keeper of our Souls; to the Watcher of our days and nights; to the Spirit of new life and new hope -- to the God who has forgiven us. Amen.
