OPENING
PRAYER
God
of grace and God of glory,
we
gather here to open our hearts, minds, and souls to your presence.
God
whose presence fills us with awe,
we
sing and pray and listen, experiencing your awe-some presence.
As
we worship together this morning,
remind
us that we are worthy and able to be your servants.
When
we leave this place this morning,
may
it be with hearts that are ready to say “Here I am Lord, send me”
We
pray in the name of Jesus, who reminds us that we are loved and
accepted just as we are and who taught his friends to pray saying...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God
you reveal yourself in our midst,
and
we tremble in fear and awe, sensing our own unworthiness.
God
you ask who is willing to be sent out to the world,
and
we stare at the ground, hoping we won’t be chosen.
Then
God, you look deep into our souls,
seeing
the pain and the fear and the possibilities.
God
of grace,
clean
us, take away our sense of unworthiness, steady our fearful souls
God
of grace,
empower
us, prepare us, and send us out ready to serve.
...time
of silent prayer...
God
is gracious and merciful. When we all too aware of our inadequacies
and feel unworthy God sends messages of forgiveness and strength. God
makes us worthy and able to live and serve.
Thanks
be to God! Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
As
we go out to a world of need God continues to ask “Whom shall I
send?”
Here
I am. Send me.
God
leads us out into the world to live and serve.
We
commit to share the love and hope of God in word and deed.
God
with God, the One who has called you, made known as Parent, as
Christ, as Spirit.
We
are not alone. Thanks be to God.
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