Proper 15
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: How good it is to gather as God's people!
All: Here, there are no barriers between us;
here, we make no distinctions among people.
One: When we come together as God's family,
All: it is as if the sacred water of baptism
is once more running down our cheeks.
One: When we rejoice together,
when we pray together,
when we serve together,
All: we know the abundant life
God has promised us.
Prayer Of The Day
Welcoming God,
your covenant with your people
is never broken;
your call to us is never taken back;
your invitation to all
to be a part of your family
is never revoked.
Accepting Christ,
there is not any place
you will not go
to bring God's grace to others.
In you,
the enemy is made a friend;
the broken are made whole;
the orphan finds a family.
Embracing Spirit,
your gentleness falls upon us,
and our fears of rejection vanish;
your truth is whispered in our ears,
and our arms open to strangers;
your peace is poured into our souls,
and we are reconciled to those we have hurt;
your love opens our shuttered hearts,
and we recognize our brothers and sisters
around us.
God in Community, Holy in One,
in you we receive life forevermore.
Hear us as we pray as Jesus has taught us:
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
Even as we gather to praise God, we must remember that too often we prefer our way to God's. Because God can make us new people, we dare to speak to God of all that we have done this past week that did not reflect the holy within us.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Given the chance, God of this day, we know we will choose to follow the world and not you. We show this by how we treat our families and friends. We reveal our choices in our desire for more and more of everything. We expose our lack of faith by our trust in the temptations of our culture, rather than in your call to obedience and service.
We come to you, Helper of the Weak, looking for mercy. You do not give us the crumbs of your heart, but the fullness of grace. You do not turn your back on us, but run toward us to sweep us into your loving arms. You come into our broken world that we might be carried into your kingdom of hope and joy. You give us new life, life forever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: It is God who hears you, God who forgives you, God who loves you, and God who gives you new life.
All: Even now, God is with us, filling our hearts with peace and joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
One: How good it is to gather as God's people!
All: Here, there are no barriers between us;
here, we make no distinctions among people.
One: When we come together as God's family,
All: it is as if the sacred water of baptism
is once more running down our cheeks.
One: When we rejoice together,
when we pray together,
when we serve together,
All: we know the abundant life
God has promised us.
Prayer Of The Day
Welcoming God,
your covenant with your people
is never broken;
your call to us is never taken back;
your invitation to all
to be a part of your family
is never revoked.
Accepting Christ,
there is not any place
you will not go
to bring God's grace to others.
In you,
the enemy is made a friend;
the broken are made whole;
the orphan finds a family.
Embracing Spirit,
your gentleness falls upon us,
and our fears of rejection vanish;
your truth is whispered in our ears,
and our arms open to strangers;
your peace is poured into our souls,
and we are reconciled to those we have hurt;
your love opens our shuttered hearts,
and we recognize our brothers and sisters
around us.
God in Community, Holy in One,
in you we receive life forevermore.
Hear us as we pray as Jesus has taught us:
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
Even as we gather to praise God, we must remember that too often we prefer our way to God's. Because God can make us new people, we dare to speak to God of all that we have done this past week that did not reflect the holy within us.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Given the chance, God of this day, we know we will choose to follow the world and not you. We show this by how we treat our families and friends. We reveal our choices in our desire for more and more of everything. We expose our lack of faith by our trust in the temptations of our culture, rather than in your call to obedience and service.
We come to you, Helper of the Weak, looking for mercy. You do not give us the crumbs of your heart, but the fullness of grace. You do not turn your back on us, but run toward us to sweep us into your loving arms. You come into our broken world that we might be carried into your kingdom of hope and joy. You give us new life, life forever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: It is God who hears you, God who forgives you, God who loves you, and God who gives you new life.
All: Even now, God is with us, filling our hearts with peace and joy. Thanks be to God. Amen.
