Proper 17
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: We are told that our love toward others
should be true and sincere,
All: which is difficult toward those
who are mean, dishonest, and hateful.
One: We are asked to love all people
as if they were our sisters and brothers,
All: which suggests that all of us are one family,
there are to be no barriers between us.
One: We are implored to be patient, to rejoice,
and to never stop praying,
All: but we grow weary from our suffering,
our loneliness, and our grief.
One: Why should we do all these things?
All: Because we are God's people,
called to lives that are different,
and make the difference.
Prayer Of The Day
God our Creator,
you are alive:
in the singing of geese flying south,
in the leaves gently stirring in the breeze,
in the stars that dance at night.
Christ, our Brother,
you are in our midst:
in the lap of a grandmother,
in the cries of a newborn,
in the stillness of dawn.
Spirit of God,
you make all ground holy:
the classes where we fidget,
the sidewalks where we meet our neighbors,
the grass in our backyards.
God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us now, as we pray as we have been taught,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
Holy places are not far away; they are wherever we meet God. Burning bushes are not only found in stories, but in our homes, our workplaces, and our churches. We are so broken, we cannot see the sacred that surrounds us. Let us confess our sins to God, who desires nothing more than to forgive us.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
God of Moses and Miriam, your love for each of us can never be doubted, but our families and friends are often unsure of our affection for them. Your justice burns within us, God of Anna and Amos, but our frozen hearts cannot feel its touch. Your word would call us to lives of denial and service, God of Peter and Phoebe, but we cannot keep from looking out for ourselves before anyone else.
Forgive us, God of sinners and saints. We would hear your call to service; we would hear your challenge to deny ourselves; we would hear your invitation to faithfulness, and we will listen and follow our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: This is the good news, my friends: God comes to give us new life, as forgiven and redeemed people.
All: We sing our praises to the One who has made us whole. Thanks be to God. Amen.
One: We are told that our love toward others
should be true and sincere,
All: which is difficult toward those
who are mean, dishonest, and hateful.
One: We are asked to love all people
as if they were our sisters and brothers,
All: which suggests that all of us are one family,
there are to be no barriers between us.
One: We are implored to be patient, to rejoice,
and to never stop praying,
All: but we grow weary from our suffering,
our loneliness, and our grief.
One: Why should we do all these things?
All: Because we are God's people,
called to lives that are different,
and make the difference.
Prayer Of The Day
God our Creator,
you are alive:
in the singing of geese flying south,
in the leaves gently stirring in the breeze,
in the stars that dance at night.
Christ, our Brother,
you are in our midst:
in the lap of a grandmother,
in the cries of a newborn,
in the stillness of dawn.
Spirit of God,
you make all ground holy:
the classes where we fidget,
the sidewalks where we meet our neighbors,
the grass in our backyards.
God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us now, as we pray as we have been taught,
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
Holy places are not far away; they are wherever we meet God. Burning bushes are not only found in stories, but in our homes, our workplaces, and our churches. We are so broken, we cannot see the sacred that surrounds us. Let us confess our sins to God, who desires nothing more than to forgive us.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
God of Moses and Miriam, your love for each of us can never be doubted, but our families and friends are often unsure of our affection for them. Your justice burns within us, God of Anna and Amos, but our frozen hearts cannot feel its touch. Your word would call us to lives of denial and service, God of Peter and Phoebe, but we cannot keep from looking out for ourselves before anyone else.
Forgive us, God of sinners and saints. We would hear your call to service; we would hear your challenge to deny ourselves; we would hear your invitation to faithfulness, and we will listen and follow our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: This is the good news, my friends: God comes to give us new life, as forgiven and redeemed people.
All: We sing our praises to the One who has made us whole. Thanks be to God. Amen.
