PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
May 1, 2022
Greeting
The Lord is calling us:
“Come, shepherd My People Israel!
Come, tend My sheep
feed My lambs
watch over My flock!”
Come, answer the Lord’s call
and be a Shepherd for Christ!
Penitential Prayer
“Tend My Sheep!”
Lord, we confess that this simple command is
the most often disregarded.
Too often, our poor become more and more separated from our Society and yet we do less and less to help them.
Too often, our handicapped are set aside as we label them troublesome burdens.
Too often, our elderly become lost in institutions and indifference as we leave them by the wayside.
Too often, our children run loose in a world of confusion and yet we remain indifferent to their plight.
Forgive us, Lord, for not looking after all Your flock.
Forgive us for being Poor Shepherds!
Blessing
We do love You, Lord.
We promise to go out and
feed Your lambs
and tend Your sheep.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
May 8, 2022
Greeting
God summons.
Answer His call.
God commands.
Obey His Will.
Penitential Prayer
Yes, we speak out of turn.
Yes, we listen for praise.
Father, we confess that we misuse, misjudge,
and misdirect our vital energies.
Yes, we detest sin and its evil products, but
we sin against ourselves and others despite it all.
Father, please forgive us.
Blessing
May the love of the Lord be with you.
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
May the comfort of the Lord encircle you.
May the strength of His Power sustain you.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
May 15, 2022
Greeting
Come, let us worship God.
Let us be awed by His Presence.
Let us be shaped by His standards.
Let us be enlightened by His wisdom.
Let us be mobilized by His Spirit.
Penitential Prayer
We confess, Lord, that we are prone by nature and habit
to make the wrong choices.
We choose independence instead of discipleship.
We choose retaliation instead of reconciliation.
We choose wide roads instead of narrow pathways.
Pardon, O Holy Father, our lack of commitment,
and lead us in the difficult way of a true disciple.
Blessing
Return from God’s house, remembering that true worship is not just magnifying God in this place.
True worship is to honor Him in the school and home,
to walk His way in the factory and place of business,
and to treat with justice and dignity all His children.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
May 22, 2022
Greeting
In His sacred Presence
the storm of the world is calmed.
In His Presence
even the mountains tremble.
Come, let us worship the Master —
Let us praise the Lord for His sacred Presence,
in all things.
Penitential Prayer
Father, there is not one among us
who will not admit his shame,
For into this house, Your Holy Temple,
we bring our greed,
our fears,
our lies,
our egotistical preoccupations,
our prejudices,
our anger,
and our weakness.
Father, there is not one among us
who will not admit his shame
and pray for Your forgiveness.
Blessing
Every breath is a miracle,
every heartbeat is a mystery.
Every entity of the universe
is generated and sustained
by the Will of Almighty God.
Abide in the word of The One True Lord.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
May 29, 2022
Greeting
Father, we are gathered as Your family.
We are one in Your Name.
We are gathered as Your children.
We are obedient in Your Name.
Father, we are gathered as Your family,
give us Your blessings.
Penitential Prayer
Lord Jesus, we have tried to live by Your law, but our willpower has faltered:
Our egos explode;
our tempers ignite;
our frustrations mount.
We have tried and failed.
With the help of the Lord, let us try harder.
Blessing
Our rational minds can take us only so far.
We must let our faith carry us beyond rationality.
Know by your faith that God dwells in all things.
Know by your faith that God dwells within us.
