CALL
TO WORSHIP
Come,
now is the time to worship
To
every thing there is a season and a time for every matter
A
time for prayer, a time for song,
A
time to listen and a time to speak.
There
is a time for everything,
Now
is the time to worship, and so we come together.
OPENING
PRAYER
God
of Love,
in
this time of worship open our hearts to Your love, that we may pass
it on to those we meet.
God
of Light,
in
this time of worship open our eyes to see Your light shining in the
world, even in the most surprising places.
God
of Life,
in
this time of worship open our being to embrace and celebrate your
gift of life, both when we have cause to praise and when we have
cause to lament.
These
things we pray as we remember the one who taught about your gifts of
light, life, and love, and who taught his friends to pray together
saying...
LORD'S
PRAYER
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God, when we are honest, there is so much we find hard to understand.
And
so we ask WHY
Why
does life seem so unfair? Why do terrible things happen?
Is
there some grand plan we just can't see?
Or
is life just like that?
And
is it enough to say “it is a mystery”
God
of Grace, God of Love, it is not enough to name it as a mystery.
But
it is enough to know that you are with us in the uncertainty.
And
so, in our wondering, in our confusion,
remind
us that we are not alone, remind us of the promise of transformation,
remind us that with You we can find a path through the wilderness of
life.
And
in the end we affirm that with you things can somehow be made to work
for good.
For
we are a Resurrection people. Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
To
everything there is a time...
the
time of worship has ended, now is the time for life.
We
go out into the world...
to
share the hope in a God who can work good in the face of tragedy.
And
the one thing for which it is ALWAYS the season..
is
to love each other, as we have been loved.
Go
out to be people of hope, people of love...
people
of God. Amen
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