OPENING
PRAYER
Source
of Life, we gather together for worship,
hoping
that here we will meet the Risen Christ.
Source
of hope, we open ourselves in worship,
trusting
that the Holy Spirit will blow through the room, filling us with
peace.
God
of New Life, in this time of worship,
empower
us to go back into the wider world to share the Good News of
Resurrection,
to
proclaim the promise of forgiveness,
to
encourage others with the peace of Christ.
We
pray in the name of the Risen Christ, who encourages us to pray
saying...
PRAYER
OF DOUBT AND BELIEF
God
of life that conquers death, in this Easter season,
we
are challenged to see life where we expect to see death. It seems to
good to be true.
God
we believe, help our unbelief.
God
of surprises, we hear wondrous stories and have trouble believing
they could be true.
Like
Thomas we want to see the evidence for ourselves, so we can judge for
ourselves.
God
we believe, help our unbelief.
God
of wisdom, you give us an intellect and ask us to use it,
asking
questions, challenging what we are told, seeking for answers
God
we believe, help our unbelief.
Holy
God who is Wholly Mystery, you ask us to be open to the mysterious
and mystical,
help
us embrace the mystery that is part of our lives, help us see that we
do not have to understand everything, help us remember that there are
ways of knowing that go beyond the scientific and logical.
God
we believe, help our unbelief. Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
Appearing
to his closest friends in an upper room,
the
Risen Christ sent them out in the power of the Holy Spirit.
2000
years later we seek to encounter the Risen Christ,
who
still sends us out to share the promise of New Life guided by the
Holy Spirit.
Go
with God who created us, who raised Jesus, who fills us with love and
hope.
Hallelujah!
Christ is Risen! Life Wins!
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