Proper 5
Worship
Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart
Series VIII, Cycle A
Object:
Call To Worship
One: The sinners, the saints;
the broken, the whole:
all come together in this sacred space.
All: We come rejoicing
in the One who gives life.
One: The doubters, the devout;
the wonderers, the wanderers;
all are called by the same Lord.
All: We come, some eagerly, some fearfully,
to follow Jesus the Christ.
One: The hesitant, the heroic,
the grandparents, the little children;
all are embraced in God's love.
All: We come with whispers of hope
and glad shouts of joy on our lips.
Prayer Of The Day
Without fail, you find them,
Searching God;
in every generation,
people respond to your gracious call
to journey into the unknown:
old people teetering on retirement,
a man doing a job for which
everyone despises him,
a woman speaking truths
that no one wants to hear.
But they hear you,
and in listening,
their lives --
and ours --
are transformed by your promise.
So, in this time,
in this place,
to this generation,
call us.
This we pray in the name of Jesus,
who taught us to say when we pray:
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
"Is it true?" -- that's the question we bring to this place in this time. God's promises, God's love, God's salvation -- is it all true: for you, for me, for us? Let us confess our fears and our failings, as we approach the One we believe is truth.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Jesus, sitting with sinners and tax collectors:
you watch us jostle for a place
at the head table.
Jesus, walking along and calling outcasts
into your community:
you see us hurry past the homeless
and the lost.
Jesus, healer of those the world looks down
its nose at:
you weep as we overlook
the broken in our communities.
Jesus, Dear Desirer of Mercy,
forgive us.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: The promise rests on God's grace, not on our best efforts. At any time, in every moment, God's constant love heals our hearts, mends our brokenness, and restores us to life.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
One: The sinners, the saints;
the broken, the whole:
all come together in this sacred space.
All: We come rejoicing
in the One who gives life.
One: The doubters, the devout;
the wonderers, the wanderers;
all are called by the same Lord.
All: We come, some eagerly, some fearfully,
to follow Jesus the Christ.
One: The hesitant, the heroic,
the grandparents, the little children;
all are embraced in God's love.
All: We come with whispers of hope
and glad shouts of joy on our lips.
Prayer Of The Day
Without fail, you find them,
Searching God;
in every generation,
people respond to your gracious call
to journey into the unknown:
old people teetering on retirement,
a man doing a job for which
everyone despises him,
a woman speaking truths
that no one wants to hear.
But they hear you,
and in listening,
their lives --
and ours --
are transformed by your promise.
So, in this time,
in this place,
to this generation,
call us.
This we pray in the name of Jesus,
who taught us to say when we pray:
Our Father ...
Call To Reconciliation
"Is it true?" -- that's the question we bring to this place in this time. God's promises, God's love, God's salvation -- is it all true: for you, for me, for us? Let us confess our fears and our failings, as we approach the One we believe is truth.
Unison Prayer Of Confession
Jesus, sitting with sinners and tax collectors:
you watch us jostle for a place
at the head table.
Jesus, walking along and calling outcasts
into your community:
you see us hurry past the homeless
and the lost.
Jesus, healer of those the world looks down
its nose at:
you weep as we overlook
the broken in our communities.
Jesus, Dear Desirer of Mercy,
forgive us.
Silence is kept
Assurance Of Pardon
One: The promise rests on God's grace, not on our best efforts. At any time, in every moment, God's constant love heals our hearts, mends our brokenness, and restores us to life.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
