CALL
TO WORSHIP
Children
of God! Gather together to worship!
We
come to share the life of faith with friends new and old.
Children
of God! Open your hearts and souls and minds and ears!
We
open our very beings to let God speak and move in our midst.
Children
of God! Your brothers and sisters in faith are all around you. Let
us greet them with words and signs of God's peace...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
Blessed
are those who...
God
of life, we give thanks that we have been blessed in so many ways.
But
woe to those who...
God
of life, we wonder if we are the hungry or the filled, the winners or
the losers in the game of life.
Blessings
and curses, praises and woes, all seem so intermingled.
God
of life, help us to sort them out, help us to seek the path of
blessing.
As
we walk the road that leads to the Kingdom,
may
we be open to the upturning of the world, ready to challenge the
injustices we see, willing to risk the changes that Kingdom living
brings.
And
may we be graceful and grace-filled as it happens.
God
of grace, God of blessings, God of the Kingdom, we pray and wait in
hope. Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
Children
of God! Our time of worship draws to a close.
And
we prepare to return to the mission field, the world where we live
and work and serve.
Children
of God! As those who have been blessed,
we
go out to share our blessings with others.
Children
of God! In a world where there are winners and losers,
we
go to share God's word of hope and promise for the Kingdom of Justice
and peace.
Children
of God! Go with God: Parent, Child and Spirit; One in Three.
We
go secure in the knowledge that God is with us every step of the way.
Amen.
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