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9/18/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P15C Call to Confession
We have turned away from God in perpetual backsliding. Instead of relenting from our evil, asking, "What have we done?" We press forward on our own paths, headlong into destruction. Let us confess our sin before God and throw ourselves on God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P15C We are indeed heartsick, O God, for our lack of faithfulness has resulted in a web of deceit we do not know how to escape. Sometimes our desire to escape it is overcome by our desire for self-indulgence. We want what we want. We justify our disobedience by blaming others. We continue to flaunt our plaything-gods. O Great Physician, heal our souls! Turn us back to you, we pray. Save us from ourselves. In your great mercy, Lord, forgive us, and lead us in paths of righteousness for your name's sake. Assurance of God's Grace Even when we are not, God is faithful, and seeing our propensity for sin, God sent God's son, Jesus, into the world not to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! 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 today~
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9/17/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P15C The heartsick and the grieving are welcome here.
God's people, waiting to be rescued, are invited as well. Those weeping in deep sorrow for the sins of the world may find comfort in this place of grace. God is waiting with love. Come and worship God. 9/13/2019 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P14C With the rising of the morning sun,
we awaken with new hope in you, O Lord. Your mercy is from generation to generation. Your love is steadfast and faithful. Shine the light of your love in the darkest corners of your creation, we pray. Place your healing hand upon this planet, restoring balance to its rhythms of daylight and darkness, of summer, and autumn, and winter and springtime. Bring to life the places of devastation, where death pervades and grief groans in agony. In the midday, when the sun is high, and life is bustling with activity, we join in the celebration of community. Be present in and among us, O God: in our families and in our business transactions, in our learning and in our sharing, in our feasting and in our fasting, in our joy and in our sorrow. Bless your people, we pray, with kindness and with grace, that we may be reflections of your love for one another. As the sun sets on the closing of the day, and we settle into our evening rest, we pause to give thanks for all that you are Hear our prayers of gratitude, our self-examen, our prayers for peace. Encircle us with protection, O Lord, from the effects of our own sin and the sins of the world around us, and inspire us anew to be the people you have called us to be 9/11/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P14C Call to Confession
All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P14C Our foolishness has caught up with us, God. Our lack of understanding has resulted in pain. We honed our skills at doing evil, and the result is catastrophic. If only we had listened. If only we had paid attention to your warnings. Forgive us, we pray! Open our eyes to our misdeeds and help us to make amends. Teach us your ways, and lead us in paths of righteousness for your name's sake. Assurance of God's Grace God has promised that when we confess our sin, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive us our sins, removing them as far as the east is from the west, and remembering them no more. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. 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~ 9/10/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P14C God beckons God's people
from places of devastation and hopelessness, from foolishness and pride, from mourning and grief: Come into God's courts with thanksgiving, for this is not the end. God still reigns. Let us worship God! 9/6/2019 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P13C The wheel turns, O God, and your people cry for mercy.
Reshape us into a people of love by your guiding hand. Reshape our collective destiny according to your will. Hear the prayers of those victimized by our rebellion ... those killed mercilessly by strangers raging with hate and wielding weapons of war ... those targeted by groups who claim superiority according to their race, or gender, or belief system, or traditional values, or status ... those judged unfairly because of their appearance, their gender identity, the people they love. Put your words in the mouth of your church, we pray, and send us out to speak truth to power, to right the wrongs that have created such evil, and to walk in step with those who suffer. Out of your great compassion, Lord, build up the marginalized, and give them hope. The storm spins, O God, and your people cry out for mercy. Speak calm into the chaos of creation. Redirect the winds and rain, the fire and flame, that your created order may be spared of its fury. Hear the prayers of those who are grieving as Job. Commission your church to go to places of devastation and serve ... to build and to plant, to restore and renew, to uplift and encourage, that all who have been affected may know the wonder of your unending love for your people. The rhetoric whirls, O God, and your people cry for mercy. Heal our brokenness, and make us whole that our relationships may reflect the love in which you created us, and carry healing to the world in the form of grace. 9/4/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P13C Call to Confession
"Return, O faithless children; I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God." (Jeremiah 3:22) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P13C Holy Potter, We have turned out badly. We do not listen to you, and we do not cooperate with your plans. We insist on making and remaking ourselves according to our own vision, but our vision is useless without your guiding hand. Forgive us, we pray. Squash in us all that refuses to yield to your loving touch, and by your grace, refashion us into vessels of love and mercy, reflective of your artistry, your compassion, and your care. Assurance of God's Grace For our sake God remembered God's covenant, and relented according to the abundance of God's steadfast love. (Psalm 106:45) In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. 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~ 9/3/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P13C Come down to the potter's house ...
hear God speak through the working of the potter's hands. Come down and listen to what God declares and be transformed by it. 8/28/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P12C Call to Confession
We honor God with our lips, but our hearts are far from God. (Matthew 15:8) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P12C Forgive us, O God! We have wandered away from you, chasing after worthless things. We have forgotten what you have done for us, have forgotten your mercy toward us, and we show no mercy to the stranger or those we perceive as enemies in our midst. Forgive us for our transgressions, Lord, and lead us to streams of living water, that our cups may overflow with gratitude and with grace. Assurance of God's Grace In God is the fountain of life, in God's light we see light. (Psalm 36:9) In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. 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~ 8/27/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P12C Come, wanderers.
God is calling you home. Come, forgetful. Remember and re-member the people of God. Come, destroyers. The grace of God welcomes you. Come, one and all, and worship the God of glory! |
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Julie participated in the 25th Seminar for Certified Zentangle(R) Teacher Training in June, 2019, trained by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. In addition to creating art as a personal spiritual practice, Julie also incorporates the Zentangle(R) method in Prayer Art Retreats in a variety of contexts, including church groups, friend gatherings, and at a local art gallery. Check out the Upcoming Events page for a calendar of events, or use the Contact Us page to inquire about scheduling an event with your group!
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