PROPER 5
Prayer
Psalms And Prayers For Congregational Participation
CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing a psalm to the Lord, all you his loyal servants, and give thanks to his holy name.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
GOD OF THE LIVING, WE ARE MORE APT TO CHIDE YOU IN THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILIES OR ONE OF OUR FRIENDS, THAN TO MOURN WHAT MANKIND HAS DONE TO YOUR INCARNATE SON, JESUS OF NAZARETH. WHEN YOU HAVE SPARED OUR LIVES IN SERIOUS ILLNESS, OR ACCIDENT, WE HAVE VOWED IN OUR THANKSGIVING TO SERVE YOU WITHOUT STINT, BUT SOON TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED AGAIN AND FORGET OUR VOWS. FORGIVE US FOR THE SAKE OF HIM, WHO, FOR OUR SINS, WAS CRUCIFIED AND
RAISED FROM THE DEAD, EVEN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! The revelation of God's grace in Jesus Christ has been preached to both Jew and Gentile. Friends, believe the Good News. IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
The Good News you have heard is not for you only, but for everyone. Pass it on.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
LORD OF LIFE AND CONQUEROR OF DEATH, WE DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO GIVE US THE POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD, BUT YOU CAN SHARE YOUR COMPASSION WITH US, SO THAT OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE BEREAVED. USE US BY OUR PRESENCE, BY OUR WORDS OF HOPE, AND OUR GESTURES OF HELPFULNESS, TO EASE THEIR SORROW, IN YOUR NAME. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
UNCHANGING GOD, MAN OF SORROWS AND JOY, LIFEGIVING SPIRIT, WE REJOICE THAT IN YOUR FAVOR THERE IS LIFE. TEARS MAY LINGER AT NIGHTFALL, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING. WHEN YOU TURN YOUR FACE FROM US WE ARE FILLED WITH DISMAY, BUT WHEN IN CHRIST YOU SMILE UPON US WE ARE CLOTHED WITH JOY. WE STRIP OFF THE SACKCLOTH OF DESPAIR AND PUT ON BAPTISMAL ROBES OF HOLINESS AND EVERLASTING LIFE BY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
LET US GIVE YOU OUR LIFE, DAY BY DAY, AS LONG AS WE LIVE, TIMELESS GOD, UNTIL IN DEATH YOU TAKE US TO HIGHER SERVICE. THEN PERFECT US IN THAT SERVICE TO WHICH WE ARE NOW APPRENTICED IN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PSALM 113
Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the Lord;
PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD.
Let the Name of the Lord be blessed, from this time forth for evermore.
FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN TO ITS GOING DOWN LET THE NAME OF THE LORD BE PRAISED.
The Lord is high above all nations,
AND HIS GLORY ABOVE THE HEAVENS.
Who is like the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high,
BUT STOOPS TO BEHOLD THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH?
He takes up the weak out of the dust
AND LIFTS UP THE POOR FROM THE ASHES.
He sets them with the princes, with the princes of the people.
HE MAKES THE WOMAN OF A CHILDLESS HOUSE TO BE A JOYFUL MOTHER OF CHILDREN.
Sing a psalm to the Lord, all you his loyal servants, and give thanks to his holy name.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
GOD OF THE LIVING, WE ARE MORE APT TO CHIDE YOU IN THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILIES OR ONE OF OUR FRIENDS, THAN TO MOURN WHAT MANKIND HAS DONE TO YOUR INCARNATE SON, JESUS OF NAZARETH. WHEN YOU HAVE SPARED OUR LIVES IN SERIOUS ILLNESS, OR ACCIDENT, WE HAVE VOWED IN OUR THANKSGIVING TO SERVE YOU WITHOUT STINT, BUT SOON TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED AGAIN AND FORGET OUR VOWS. FORGIVE US FOR THE SAKE OF HIM, WHO, FOR OUR SINS, WAS CRUCIFIED AND
RAISED FROM THE DEAD, EVEN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS
Hear the Good News! The revelation of God's grace in Jesus Christ has been preached to both Jew and Gentile. Friends, believe the Good News. IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN.
EXHORTATION
The Good News you have heard is not for you only, but for everyone. Pass it on.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
LORD OF LIFE AND CONQUEROR OF DEATH, WE DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO GIVE US THE POWER TO RAISE THE DEAD, BUT YOU CAN SHARE YOUR COMPASSION WITH US, SO THAT OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE BEREAVED. USE US BY OUR PRESENCE, BY OUR WORDS OF HOPE, AND OUR GESTURES OF HELPFULNESS, TO EASE THEIR SORROW, IN YOUR NAME. AMEN
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
UNCHANGING GOD, MAN OF SORROWS AND JOY, LIFEGIVING SPIRIT, WE REJOICE THAT IN YOUR FAVOR THERE IS LIFE. TEARS MAY LINGER AT NIGHTFALL, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING. WHEN YOU TURN YOUR FACE FROM US WE ARE FILLED WITH DISMAY, BUT WHEN IN CHRIST YOU SMILE UPON US WE ARE CLOTHED WITH JOY. WE STRIP OFF THE SACKCLOTH OF DESPAIR AND PUT ON BAPTISMAL ROBES OF HOLINESS AND EVERLASTING LIFE BY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
LET US GIVE YOU OUR LIFE, DAY BY DAY, AS LONG AS WE LIVE, TIMELESS GOD, UNTIL IN DEATH YOU TAKE US TO HIGHER SERVICE. THEN PERFECT US IN THAT SERVICE TO WHICH WE ARE NOW APPRENTICED IN JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
PSALM 113
Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants of the Lord;
PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD.
Let the Name of the Lord be blessed, from this time forth for evermore.
FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN TO ITS GOING DOWN LET THE NAME OF THE LORD BE PRAISED.
The Lord is high above all nations,
AND HIS GLORY ABOVE THE HEAVENS.
Who is like the Lord our God, who sits enthroned on high,
BUT STOOPS TO BEHOLD THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH?
He takes up the weak out of the dust
AND LIFTS UP THE POOR FROM THE ASHES.
He sets them with the princes, with the princes of the people.
HE MAKES THE WOMAN OF A CHILDLESS HOUSE TO BE A JOYFUL MOTHER OF CHILDREN.
