Passion/Palm Sunday
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: Here, in this place,
we prepare ourselves for the holiest of weeks.
All: A week that ends one journey and begins another;
a week of heartache and loss,
with hope hidden in hearts.
One: We will try to follow Jesus through this week,
just as we have followed him to this day.
All: We will wave our palm branches in joy;
we will clutch nails in our hands
hidden behind our backs.
One: When he could have come with armies behind him,
Jesus comes humbly,
with children playing in the streets.
All: Hosanna! Hosanna!
Blessed is the One who comes
bringing the kingdom of God.
Prayer Of The Day
God of Hopes and Joys,
when our hearts ache from brokenness,
you nourish us with your love;
when the world's pain fatigues us,
you carry us in your arms;
when the loneliness of our souls
drains our very being,
you come and live with us.
You are our God.
Jesus Christ, God's True Son,
you did not profit
from your oneness with God,
but emptied yourself
to become servant to all humanity.
You humbled yourself
to lift us out of sin's grave.
You are our Lord.
Holy Spirit, Teacher from God,
humble us to be obedient,
even to the point of denying
all that keeps us from following Jesus;
teach us the words we need
to confess him as our Lord and Savior.
You are our helper.
God in Community, Holy in One,
we lift our prayers to you as Jesus has taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
One day, we are crying to God, "Save us," the next we are turning our backs on God and walking away. Despite our fickle nature, God is steadfast in loving us and constant in forgiving us. Let us confess to our God, as we pray,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
With joy in our hearts, we welcome your servant, O God, only to reject him when he picks up a cross instead of a crown. Like cloaks laid on the ground before Jesus, we pick up our faith, dust it off, and put it back in the closet until we need it. We can be as stubborn and rebellious as the city that cheers your name.
Save us, Redeeming God, save us! May we lay our doubts, our fears, our worries, and our weariness at your feet, trusting and believing that you will forgive what is sinful, make whole our brokenness, and welcome us as sisters and brothers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: Hosanna to David's Son! Blessed is the One who comes in God's name, not to judge us, but to save us.
All: We humble ourselves in gratitude to God, and in service to others, even as Christ did. Hosanna in the highest. Amen.
One: Here, in this place,
we prepare ourselves for the holiest of weeks.
All: A week that ends one journey and begins another;
a week of heartache and loss,
with hope hidden in hearts.
One: We will try to follow Jesus through this week,
just as we have followed him to this day.
All: We will wave our palm branches in joy;
we will clutch nails in our hands
hidden behind our backs.
One: When he could have come with armies behind him,
Jesus comes humbly,
with children playing in the streets.
All: Hosanna! Hosanna!
Blessed is the One who comes
bringing the kingdom of God.
Prayer Of The Day
God of Hopes and Joys,
when our hearts ache from brokenness,
you nourish us with your love;
when the world's pain fatigues us,
you carry us in your arms;
when the loneliness of our souls
drains our very being,
you come and live with us.
You are our God.
Jesus Christ, God's True Son,
you did not profit
from your oneness with God,
but emptied yourself
to become servant to all humanity.
You humbled yourself
to lift us out of sin's grave.
You are our Lord.
Holy Spirit, Teacher from God,
humble us to be obedient,
even to the point of denying
all that keeps us from following Jesus;
teach us the words we need
to confess him as our Lord and Savior.
You are our helper.
God in Community, Holy in One,
we lift our prayers to you as Jesus has taught us, saying,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
One day, we are crying to God, "Save us," the next we are turning our backs on God and walking away. Despite our fickle nature, God is steadfast in loving us and constant in forgiving us. Let us confess to our God, as we pray,
Unison Prayer Of Confession
With joy in our hearts, we welcome your servant, O God, only to reject him when he picks up a cross instead of a crown. Like cloaks laid on the ground before Jesus, we pick up our faith, dust it off, and put it back in the closet until we need it. We can be as stubborn and rebellious as the city that cheers your name.
Save us, Redeeming God, save us! May we lay our doubts, our fears, our worries, and our weariness at your feet, trusting and believing that you will forgive what is sinful, make whole our brokenness, and welcome us as sisters and brothers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: Hosanna to David's Son! Blessed is the One who comes in God's name, not to judge us, but to save us.
All: We humble ourselves in gratitude to God, and in service to others, even as Christ did. Hosanna in the highest. Amen.
