PRAYER
OF CONFESSION/ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Cultural
Genocide
The
words echo through our country and through our hearts
Cultural
Genocide
The
words make us stop. Make us think again about who we are and how we
are as a church, as a nation.
Creator
God, Great Spirit,
we
pause and remember the wrongs done on our behalf.
Creator
God, Great Spirit,
we
name that good intentions sometimes lead to the same results as bad
intentions.
God
of community,
we
acknowledge the broken-ness of our community, the relationships that
need to be rebuilt.
God
of community,
move
among us, push us to do the hard work of reconciliation, give us the
courage and endurance to see the long task through.
God
of forgiveness, God of grace,
help
us to be honest and truthful with each other. Move in our hearts to
hear each others stories. Place in our souls the desire to create a
new relationship where we see you clearly in each others faces. Give
us the humility to accept the need for repentance.
...time
of silent prayer...
God
is Gracious, God calls us to be Gracious. God moves among us to
remind us that in Christ's life and death and New Life there is
forgiveness, there is the possibility of repaired relationships,
there is hope. Though the road may be long we have God to guide and
strengthen us along the way.
Thanks
be to God! Amen.
COMMISSIONING:
As
we close our worship, we continue to pray,
for
healing, for truth-telling, for truth-hearing, for reconciliation
As
we leave this space we go out into the world,
committing
to work for healing, for rebuilding relationships, for the coming of
the Kingdom
As
we live and serve we trust that God
is with us,
moving
in the hearts of all, pushing us to be more than we are.
Go
with God
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