PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP April 5, 2009
Greeting
The warmth of Christ is soothing,
the love of Christ is a blessing.
Rejoice in the warmth and blessing of Christ!
Penitential Prayer
Father, we seek Your help
by forgetting our anxieties and remembering
Your Love;
by forgetting our prejudices and remembering
Your Grace;
by forgetting our limitations and remembering
Your Power;
by forgetting our woes and remembering
Your Peace;
by forgetting our opinions and remembering
Your Truth;
by forgetting our violations and remembering
Your Forgiveness.
Blessing
Love the Lord,
He is your Savior.
Praise the Lord,
He is your King.
Serve the Lord,
He is your Master.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP April 10, 2009
Greeting
We come together
to sit at the foot of the cross —
to meditate upon the depth of His suffering.
to marvel at the greatness of His Love,
and to consider the meaning of His sacrifice.
Penitential Prayer
For the sins committed against ourselves;
for our neglect of body, mind, spirit —
Lord, show us Your mercy!
For the wrongs done to others —
to those we profess to love,
to those we pretend do not even exist —
Lord, show us Your mercy!
For the failures of our community
to meet the obligations of justice and charity,
Lord, show us Your mercy!
For these, and for all our sins,
Lord, show us Your mercy!
Blessing
Bear proudly the symbol of the cross.
Live in the shadow of the cross.
March to the sign of the cross.
Conquer with the power of the cross.
For the Christ of the cross lives.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP April 12, 2009
Greeting
We do not mourn the Christ this day;
We do not attend to His remains;
We do not remember Him in any past sense.
The stone is rolled away;
The death shroud is removed.
Jesus body is not here.
The Lord has conquered death.
He is risen as He said.
Our hearts are filled with joy!
Our voices ring out joy!
Penitential Prayer
Forgive us, Father,
for taking the narrow view of life, forgetting about
Your Master Plan for our fulfillment;
for being over-anxious about money and other
material things;
for becoming discouraged by physical and emotional
disabilities and embittered by sickness and death;
Forgive us, Father,
for failing to draw courage and hope from Your glorious
Easter Message;
for failing to understand that by the Resurrection Power
of Your Love, Christ has conquered sin and death —
and we are saved!
Blessing
May the Resurrection Power of the Fathers Love,
the Redemptive Power of the Sons ministry,
and the continuing Healing Power of the Spirits presence,
enable you to move through
life’s adversities confidently, joyously.
The Lord has risen! Go in peace!
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP April 19, 2009
Greeting
Open your eyes and see the beauty which
the Lord has made.
Open your heart in praise and thanksgiving.
Prepare yourself to receive Gods wondrous gift of New Life.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Penitential Prayer
So often do we fail to follow
Your saving light;
So often do we neglect to respond
to our neighbors need with Christian
compassion;
So often do we hesitate, in doubt,
to witness as Christians.
Yet, we turn with confidence to God,
hoping in His compassion.
And so often, so very often
does He forgive us our sins,
and renew His promise to us of eternal
fulfillment.
Blessing
Proceed in peace:
free of hesitation and doubt.
Proceed in peace:
refreshed and strengthened
by the abiding Presence of the Holy Spirit.
Let us witness to everyone we meet,
the sweet and saving love of Jesus Christ.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP April 26, 2009
Greeting
God showers us with blessings;
He warms us in the sunshine of His Love.
Let us sing His praises and give Him thanks for all He has done for us.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Penitential Prayer
Because we have wasted so many good things we possess,
Lord teach us to be frugal;
Because we have neglected those who need our care and compassion,
Lord move us to be kind and generous.
Have mercy on us, Lord, for our lack of Christian virtue; strengthen our will to mend our ways while there is still time.
Blessing
By the power of the Father, who brings us from darkness into light,
By the power of the Son, who brings us
from death into life,
By the power of the Holy Spirit, who brings us from doubt into belief, may we
speak sincerely,
witness clearly,
love dearly.
