OPENING
PRAYER
God
of life, we gather here in Jesus' name.
Seeking
to be followers of The Way.
God
of life, we have gathered together for worship,
we
have come to be refreshed, we come because this is part of how we
take care of ourselves.
God
of life, there are many demands on our time, on our lives.
In
this time together remind us how to choose what is most important.
God
of life, in this time of worship.
Renew
and refresh us, and lead us back out to make good decisions in our
daily lives.
We
pray as followers of the Risen Christ, who taught us all to pray
saying...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
Sometimes,
God, we get things mixed up.
As
we decide what is important, as we decide how to spend our time.
Sometimes,
God, we get lost in the busy-ness of the world.
And
spend all our time attempting to be “productive”, even when we
feel exhausted we aren't sure we can take a break.
Sometimes,
God, it is hard to know how to “put first things first”.
Because
there are so many voices telling us that their thing is the “first
thing”.
God
of Grace, in the busy-ness of our lives, in the hustle and bustle of
the world,
remind
us to take time to rest, remind us to look carefully at our choices,
help us to see clearly what the first things are.
...time
of silent prayer...
God
calls us to love each other as we love ourselves. Which means God
calls us to care for each other and to care for ourselves. God helps
us to sort out what is important and what can wait. All so that we
can flourish and grow.
Thanks
be to God! Amen.
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