CALL
TO WORSHIP
As
people with questions
we
gather for worship
As
seekers on a quest
we
gather for worship
As
those called to learn what God wants us to be
we
gather for worship
As
siblings in Christ we gather for worship, greeting each other with
words and signs of Christ’s peace.
OPENING
PRAYER
God
made known in Jesus of Nazareth, of whom we sing
Jesus,
teacher, brave and bold...teach us to serve you everywhere
In
this time of worship we open our hearts, our souls, our minds, our
selves,
trusting
in your presence among us.
God
who sends teachers to show us the way,
help
us to learn from each other and from you.
We
pray in the name of the one we call Teacher, Guide, and Christ, who
taught his friends to pray saying...
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God
you call us to be ready to learn,
and
sometimes we think we have already learnt what we need to know.
You
call us to teach,
and
sometimes we think we have no wisdom to pass on.
You
call us to lead and be led.
and
sometimes we would rather go off by ourselves on our own path.
God,
when we fail to heed your call to teach, to learn, to lead
speak
to our hearts, encourage us, chasten us, forgive our headstrong ways.
...time
of silent prayer...
God
teaches us about grace, about forgiveness, about second chances by
offering these things to us over and over again. God offers us wisdom
when we are ready to receive it. In Christ God gives us Teacher, Mentor, and Guide.
Thanks
be to God. Amen
COMMISSIONING:
We
are, each one of us, students in God’s school of life and love
we
go from this place to continue learning.
We
are, each one of us, teachers in God’s school of life and love:
we
go from this place to share the wisdom we have received.
As
we continue to learn and to teach we trust that God: Parent, Son and
Holy Spirit, 3-in-one is with us
In
whatever classroom we find ourselves. Amen.
