CALL
TO WORSHIP
Beloved
Children of God, why are you here?
We
are here to listen for God’s voice, reminding us that we are loved.
Beloved
Children of God, why have you come?
We
responded to God’s invitation to come together to grow in faith,
hope and love.
Beloved
Children of God, let us sing and pray and listen, let us celebrate
God’s presence in our midst
We
open ourselves to let God fill our hearts and souls as we worship
together.
OPENING
PRAYER
God
of love, as we gather together this morning,
move
in our hearts and minds, renew us, remind us of the love that fills
the world.
Gift-giving
God, in our time together this morning,
help
us see the abiding gifts of faith hope and love in the world around
us.
And
when we move out of our gathering this morning,
empower
us to carry the greatest gift, love, to everyone we meet.
We
pray in the name of Jesus, who reminds us of the power of love, and
encourages us to pray saying...
PRAYER
FOR & ASSURANCE OF GRACE
Gift-giver,
you call us to seek for the greater gifts in life.
Things
like faith, hope, and love.
In
grace you offer us these gifts in abundance, and ask that we use them
for the common good.
Help
us avoid the temptation to use the gifts you give only to build
ourselves up.
As
we continue to seek the greatest gift,
help
us show that we are people shaped and guided by love,
help
us put aside childish ways as we mature in faith and love.
Gracious,
loving God, we thank you for the gifts you give.
Help
us use them for the benefit of the world you love. Amen.
COMMISSIONING
Beloved
Children of God, as you go out from this place:
Commit
yourselves to be people of love,
be
patient and kind, not arrogant or rude,
rejoice
in the truth, hope in all things.
We
go to be people of love,
we
go to carrying faith hope and love, things that abide,
we
go to share the greatest gift with the world.
Beloved
Children of God, as you go out from this place:
Trust
that God who loves the world deeply,
Christ,
Love Incarnate,
and
the Holy Spirit, who pushes us to act lovingly,
is
with you each and every day.
Thanks
be to God! Alleluia! Amen
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