OPENING
PRAYER
Loving
God, as we gather for worship,
move
within, around, and among us.
Loving
God, caring deeply for the world,
remind
us that we are loved, move us to share that love with our neighbours.
Loving
God, yearning to redeem the world,
open
our ears and souls to hear you calling us into relationship, open our
eyes and hearts to see the light of hope and promise.
We
pray in the name of Jesus, who encourages us to pray saying...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God
sometimes we look around the world and wonder why bother. Then we
read:
For
God so loved the world...
And
we are comforted that we are loved but there are others who we think
need some condemnation
For
God so loves the world....
Sometimes
we wonder if another cleansing flood might be a good thing. And then
we remember,
For
God so loved the world...
That
you became one of us, clothed in flesh, to show us a Way to live.
For
God So loved the world...
In
love and grace you choose to save and redeem, not condemn and punish.
For
God still loves the world.
God
of Love and Grace, as we live in this world,
May
we never forget that we, and everyone we meet, are held in a love
that will never let us go.
Lead
us in the Way of wisdom, call us back when we stray, love us into
what we could become.
We
pray in the name of Jesus, Love Incarnate, Word-Made-Flesh. Amen
COMMISSIONING:
As
Worship concludes we go out into the world that God loves
A
world that may not be perfect but is beloved.
As
we move through God’s beloved world we share the Good News
we
remind each other and all we meet that God loves the world, and all
those who live in it.
God
with God who is Love; Jesus, Love Incarnate; and Spirit, Love’s
Creative Breath
Always
and everywhere. Amen.
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