CALL
TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 100)
May
the Peace of Christ be with you!
And
also with you!
Make
a joyful noise to God! Worship God with gladness!
God
made us, we are God’s people.
Come
into God’s presence with thanks giving!
God’s
steadfast love endures forever. We share our thanks and praise!
Come,
let us worship together...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God
you ask us to be sheep, following the Good Shepherd.
You
also commission us to be shepherds, caring for your sheep.
Both
of those can be hard to do.
Sometimes
we want to head off in our headstrong way, not following the
Shepherd.
Sometimes
we forget our duty of care for our neighbours.
Still
you are there. Trying to herd us. Hoping we will care for our
siblings, your beloved children.
We
seek your grace and mercy, we seek your strength and wisdom.
Help
us to be better sheep, and to be better shepherds.
...time
of silent prayer...
In
grace God cares for and loves us as a shepherd loves the sheep. God
calls out our own caring and loving impulses so that we could care
for our neighbours. Even when we forget, even when we choose
otherwise, God knows we can do better and gives us the chance to do
just that. We are forgiven. We are loved.
Thanks
be to God. Amen.
SENDING
FORTH (based on Ephesians 1:17-19)
May
the God made known in Jesus Christ give you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation.
With
the eyes of our hearts enlightened,
may
we know the hope God has called us to.
May
you see the inheritance that awaits you in the Kingdom of God
may
we see the immeasurable greatness of God’s power.
Go
with God, with Christ, and with the Holy Spirit
Who
lives and reigns in and around us. Amen.
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