PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
February 4, 2018
Greeting
Open your hearts to God’s welcome:
He knows the story of our life —
page-by-page;
He follows us, step-by-step —
from cradle to grave;
He understands us;
His arms are open to receive us.
What a miracle is God!
Penitential Prayer
Apart from the miraculous, there is
no God,
no Jesus,
no mankind,
no creation,
no love,
no eternal life.
God forgive our disbelief in miracles!
Blessing
May God be in your mind,
and in your understanding.
May God be in your eyes,
and in your looking.
May God be in your mouth,
and in your speaking.
May God be in your heart,
and in your doing.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
February 11, 2018
Greeting
The chains of sin are broken,
Our faith is not in vain.
Our most extravagant hopes are legitimate.
Our greatest loves are certain.
Our deepest wounds are healed.
Jesus saves!
Penitential Prayer
Lord, we confess that we often cry out
in dismay,
“Look what the world has come to!”
and less often sing out in delight,
“Look what has come to the world!”
Lord, how often we forget that the greatest discovery of our life is that we have a Savior.
Lord, forgive our forgetfulness.
Blessing
A Christian person is the freest person of all, and subject to no one;
A Christian person is the most dutiful person of all, and subject to everyone.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
February 18, 2018
Greeting
During this season of Lent
Let us follow our Lord Jesus Christ –
past the street corners of conflict,
up the mountain of glory,
through the garden of prayer,
beside the hill of agony,
through the darkness of the tomb,
to the life of triumph and joy.
During this season of Lent,
let us follow our Lord Jesus Christ.
Penitential Prayer
During this time of the year, in which we consider the sufferings of the Lord on our behalf, we become sensitive to how unworthy we are.
May this year’s observance of Lent make us very much aware of our helplessness and of our complete dependence upon God’s Love for our salvation.
Lord, forgive our stubborn unawareness.
Blessing
Go forth from this place in humility,
knowing it was for you Christ suffered,
knowing it was for you He died in hope,
knowing it was for you He lives.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP
February 25, 2018
Greeting
We come together today,
spirits shrouded in purple,
To continue our pilgrimage,
down unfamiliar ways,
Toward the New Jerusalem.
Let us encourage one another
lovingly,
As we go.
Penitential Prayer
Pardon us, Lord, our doubtings,
our attachments to material allures,
our impatience with our brothers and sisters,
our laziness, indifference;
forgive our meanness, pride, and selfishness.
Blessing
Let us go forth together in pilgrimage,
confident that God’s Spirit
will guide us on the way.
