Come, you prophets, who have barely escaped with your lives.
Come, you priests, sent to do the will of the Vine Dresser.
Come, you zealots, adhering to the fine points of the law.
Come, you children of God, heirs and stone-throwers alike.
Come, and hear the Word opened up to you.
Kneel before the Cornerstone, the Redeemer, the Son,
and worship the Lord your God.

​Call to Confession

All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but God has promised that when we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just, will forgive us our sin, removing it as far as the east is from the west and remembering it no more. Let us confess our sin before God.

Prayer of Confession

We are impatient, God of Abundance. 
Like the Israelites wandering in the wilderness of Sin,
we, too, long for Living Water
and grow impatient in the waiting 
for that which is right in front of us.
Forgive our complaining, we pray, 
and open our eyes 
and our hearts
to your presence
in unexpected places.
Teach us to ask 
for the longings of our hearts,
for the sustenance we need,
for your saving grace,
and to trust that you will provide
just as you have provided
so many times before.

Assurance of God's Grace

God said, "In distress you called, and I rescued you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah." (Psalm 81:7) People of God, God has heard us and rescued us in Christ. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God!

​Gather 'round,
you elders of the people,
you who are willing to be witnesses 
to God's activity in the world.
Gather 'round,
you complainers,
crying out for the powerless,
making your voices heard.
Gather 'round,
you fearful ones,
living in the tension between
frustration and hope.
Gather 'round,
you leaders of the people,
anxious and exasperated
and needing to be led yourselves.
God is here.
God is listening.
God will provide.
Let us worship God.

Living Water, We come before you this day,
lifting before you those who need
your healing touch,
your comforting presence,
your reassuring word ....

Sunday Prayer: a haven for the hungry, posted: https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/09/20/sunday-prayer-a-haven-for-the-hungry/

Call to Confession

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Let us humble ourselves before the Lord and confess our sin to God.


Prayer of Confession

We are guilty, O God,
of complaining against you
because of our hunger for more,
because of our desire for comfort,
because of our impatience.
We are guilty, Rock of Ages,
of failing to trust
in your provision,
in your covenant,
in your faithfulness.
We are guilty, Pillar of Light,
of surrendering our wills, not to you,
but to resentment
and to frustration
and to anger.
Forgive us, we pray,
and renew a right spirit within us,
that we might know that we are your people
and you are our God.


Assurance of God's Grace

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. (1 Cor. 10:1-3, NRSV) In the name of Christ, we, too, are forgiven, and restored to wholeness. Thanks be to God!


Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another.
The peace of Christ be with you.
​Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day.

​You who are wandering in the wilderness,
come, 
for in the barrenness of the landscape, 
God's mystery is inspiring.
You who are feeling abandoned, resentful, and confused,
come,
for in the midst of community,
​God's compassion is restorative.
You who hungry and aching to be fed,
come,
for God does provide for God's people.
Let us worship God!