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9/15/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+17B Call to Confession
O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. (Psalm 139:1-4) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Forgive us, God. We want to be first. We argue among ourselves about whose way is best, whose theology is right, as if our “right theology” means we sit at the right hand of Jesus. Instead of welcoming those who practice the faith differently that we do, instead of meeting them where they are on the journey and learning from them, we make judgments and proclaim ourselves greater. Forgive us for our inhospitality, we pray. Teach us to welcome all God’s children, and to serve as Jesus did, with kindness and humility and genuine relationship. May all we are and all we do reflect your infinite love. Assurance of God's Grace For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16-17) 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 week.
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9/14/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+17B The secret is out:
the Son of Man was crucified, dead, and rose again on the third day. Disciples of Christ, come together in the house of God. Listen and learn. This is what God values: That you welcome the children and serve the stranger; that you love as you have been loved. 9/12/2021 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+16BIn the name of Christ,
the Messiah, hear our prayers, O God! Each and every minute of each and every day our faith is tested ... Sunday prayer posted on RevGalBlogPals through the month of September: https://revgalblogpals.org/2021/09/12/sunday-prayer-every-minute-of-every-day/ 9/5/2021 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+15BRabbi ... Teacher ...
your wisdom is as great as your compassion. Even when people come to you ... #SundayPrayer posted: https://revgalblogpals.org/2021/09/05/sunday-prayer-prayer-and-praising/ 9/1/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+15B Call to Confession
"... remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world." (Ephesians 2:12) Let us confess our sin before God, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David. Have mercy on us! We wrestle with demons or our own making: unchecked greed, hostility toward the other, power that goes to our heads. If you will, Lord, you can make us clean. We refuse to hear how you included those whom the world called unclean or unequal or unworthy in your circle of disciples, in your circle of fellowship. We refuse to hear your admonitions to love God with all our beings and to love our neighbors as ourselves. If you will, Lord, you can make us clean. We allow our fear to keep us from speaking up and speaking out when our siblings in Christ are marginalized, diminished, and dehumanized. If you will, Lord, you can make us clean. Teach us to open wide the circle of love and grace, to welcome those who see you differently, to encourage the powerless, the voiceless, and those who cannot -- or will not -- hear. We will proclaim the healing power of the Lord our God far and wide, to all who will hear it. If you will, Lord, you can make us clean. Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David! Have mercy on us! Assurance of God's Grace "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us." (Ephesians 2:13-14) 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 week. 8/31/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+15B You persistent women
seeking healing for your children and for the world, come and worship. You suffering children crying out in the darkness, crying for comfort, crying for justice, crying for peace, come and worship. You who cannot hear, and you whose voices have been silenced, come and worship the one who will open your ears and listen to your laments with compassion and with love. 8/28/2021 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+14B God of grace,
hear our prayers. For those who are bound by rules and rituals, who cannot see beyond the legalism of their own making, Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers. For those who worship with their tongues -- who say the words, but do not internalize them, who go through the motions, but do not feel anything, who sing the songs and pray the prayers, but leave unchanged and empty, Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers. For a world of people who struggle with anger, addiction, and arrogance, unmoved by your compassion, unable to love as you love, Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers. Cleanse our hearts, O God. Remove the pollution from our souls. Transform us into a people who glorify your name with passion and in truth, that all who look upon your children everywhere call see the love of Christ in all we say and do. 8/26/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+14B Call to Confession
If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. (James 1:26) Let us confess our sin before God, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Forgive us, God. We are quick to point out the speck in our neighbor's eye and slow to remove the log in our own. We tithe mint, and dill, and cumin, and ignore, downplay, and even mock matters of justice, mercy, and faithfulness. We clean the outside of cups and plates which are full to overflowing with greed and self-indulgence. Our worship is meaningless because we refuse to live out our identity as children of a loving and compassionate God. We profess your name, but deny you with our self-righteous behavior. We do not have the love of God within us. Have mercy on us, we pray. Cleanse our hands and purify our hearts, so that all we say and do -- every word, every action -- reflects the love you and peace and mercy in which we have been created and recreated every day of our lives. 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 week. 8/24/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+14B Listen, people, and understand:
Worship the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. Worship God alone, and bring glory to God's name! 8/12/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+12B Call to Confession
God did not send God's Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:17) Let us confess our sin before God, and receive God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Forgive us, God. We have lost our hearty appetite for you. Instead, we snack on bread that was meant to sustain us only for a day ... bread that will not keep us from dying in wildernesses of our own making. This is the bread we choose as we stray from your Table and the feast of eternity that is laid out for us there. Forgive us, we pray, because the bread of the moment is not made with the same kind of fortitude. It leaves us hungry, and hungry people find it difficult to love radically and share extravagant grace as Jesus did. Breathe life into the cosmos, Living Bread; breathe life into our spirits, so that we too can meet your people where they are and offer them the Bread of Life according to your will. Assurance of God's Grace In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4:10) 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 week. |
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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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