CALL
TO WORSHIP
In
the beginning there was God,
calling
forth light, land, and life.
As
this week begins, there is God,
calling
us to gather together, calling us to live and love in the world.
Let
us worship together, let us open our hearts to God...
OPENING
PRAYER
God
who has created and is creating...
we
gather for worship, we gather to reflect on what is and what will be.
In
this time of speech and song, prayer and reflection,
open
our eyes, our hearts, our souls,
so
that we would see the goodness in all creation,
so
we would celebrate the goodness in all creation.
And
when our worship is ended,
lead
us out into the world to share the Good News of blessing and love and
life.
These
things we pray in Jesus' name, as we also pray together the words he
taught his friends...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God,
you look at creation and call it good.
All
of creation? Really? Including mosquitoes and boll weevils?
Including us?
You
look at all of creation and call it VERY good.
And
sometimes we have trouble believing your grace extends that far.
We
look at the world, at our neighbours, at ourselves, and see the flaws.
Help
us look and see the blessings. Help us live as though the blessings
count more than the flaws.
...time
of silence...
The
grace of God extends beyond our wildest dreams. The grace of God
shows in the beginning of our faith story. God knows the world
fully, deeply, the good and the bad. And still God's final statement
is “it is very good”.
Thanks
be to God, who calls us loved, who calls us good. Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
Our
time of worship comes to a close,
our
time of service continues.
We
who have heard the story of creation,
go
out to celebrate, to care for, to love that which has been created.
As
those who have been reminded that God calls God's world good,
we
go out knowing that we also have been called good, we go out to
remind others that they are Beloved children of God.
Go
with God, who has created and is continuing to create and re-create
Amen.
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