PRAYER
FOR & ASSURANCE OF GRACE
Source
of Life, as people who seek to follow your Way, we echo the old song:
Open
our eyes that we may see, glimpses of truth...
Sometimes
we see clearly, sometimes our eyes are veiled,
sometimes
we only see the whirlwind, not the gift that lies hidden in its midst
sometimes
we only see the clay jar, not the treasure that it holds.
Help
us see beyond the obvious, help us see where you are active in our
world,
and
forgive us for the times we are oblivious, when we choose not to see.
In
Grace-filled Love God continues to open our eyes, to help us see, to
reveal God’s power and promise. Through God’s Grace we can see
beyond the veil. Through God’s love and mercy our blindness is
forgiven and removed. And so we continue to sing:
Open
our eyes, illumine us, Spirit Divine. Amen
COMMISSIONING:
We came together, we sang, we prayed, we looked for God’s presence.
Now we go out to serve, to pray, to look for God’s activity.
As you live and serve, may you let God’s love flow through you into the world at large.
As we live and love, may our eyes be opened to see God in friend and neighbour.
So go now with open eyes and open hearts. Go trusting that God,
who has created and is creating;
who is revealed in Jesus, the Word-Made-Flesh;
who works in each of us through the Holy Spirit
Is with you each step of life’s journey.
Thanks be to God. Amen
