PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP June 5, 2016
Greeting
A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited His people.
Those who are aware of His Word
Have come to worship the mystery and majesty
of the Lord.
Penitential Prayer
If you regret your temper,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your ego,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your greed,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your family failures,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your corruption,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your selfishness,
ask for forgiveness.
If your regret your violence,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your deceptions,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your bitterness,
ask for forgiveness.
If you regret your irresponsibility,
ask for forgiveness.
Ask for forgiveness and it shall be granted.
Blessing
You came seeking help,
You came seeking love,
You came seeking forgiveness,
And you came seeking peace.
Now you may go,
for these things have been granted.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP June 12, 2016
Greeting
Come, Christ leads
let us follow
Come, Christ proclaims
let us listen
Come, Christ requires
let us perform
Penitential Prayer
Father, we confess that we allow many things to stunt our dedication.
Sometimes we allow greed to stifle our generosity,
and social pressure to paralyze our witness,
and busyness to snuff out our prayers,
and laziness to hinder our worship,
and love of ease to discourage our service,
and pride to paralyze our confession,
and self-centeredness to freeze our compassion.
Whatever it is, Lord, that is keeping us from making progress, may we leave it behind and follow You.
Blessing
Where God leads, let us follow.
Where He proclaims, let us believe.
Where he requires, let us perform.
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP June 19, 2016
Greeting
Lord, we come here to rest awhile . . .
to replenish our lagging faith,
to rejuvenate our sagging spirit,
to revive our lethargic love.
Penitential Prayer
Lord, we confess that we have been running hard in the race . . .
for respectability,
for power over others,
for material wealth,
for passing pleasure.
Lord, we confess that we have been dragging our heels in the pursuit . . .
of responsibility,
of service to others,
of spiritual treasure,
of the joy of Your new life.
Lord, forgive us for running hard in the wrong race.
Lord forgive us for not hastening to follow You on the road
to brotherhood,
to peace,
to the Kingdom of Love.
Blessing
Though we are called to do the heavy lifting,
we are a light-hearted people.
We have the Lord’s Love!
That is our strength!
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP June 26, 2016
Greeting
“Jesus, Master, I will follow You wherever You go.”
That is the cry on our lips, as we come to worship.
We follow a compassionate Savior, a Miracle-worker,
who will listen to our troubles and make them disappear.
But, deep in our hearts we know we want even more.
We want to identify with the Master, in this act of worship.
We want to become His compassionate people,
His miracle-workers who will listen to the troubles of others and make them disappear.
Penitential Prayer
Lord, because of our lack of compassion for other persons, forgive us:
forgive us, Lord, for the times when we have heard
but have not listened;
forgive us, Lord, for the times when we have looked,
but have not seen;
forgive us, Lord, for the times when we have helped,
but have not cared;
forgive us, Lord, for the times when we have served,
but have not loved.
Lord, because we have not identified with Your compassionate sensitivity toward others, we are truly sorry, and we ask forgiveness.
Blessing
The lonely people …
they are all around us.
The love-starved people …
they are all around us.
The hopeless people …
they are all around us.
We must reach out to them now,
offer them compassion,
show them Christ,
and they will bless us.