Call to Worship (based on Psalm 51 & 103)
Pastor: We come to you, O Lord, imperfect, but hungry.
People: We trust in your steadfast love and take hope in your abundant mercy.
Pastor: We turn to you, O Lord, recognizing that too often we turn away.
People: We trust that indeed you are merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
Pastor: We desire, O Lord, your wisdom in our inmost heart.
People: We open ourselves to you.
Invocation
Creator, Meet us here. Meet us now. Walk with us on our Lenten Journey. Continue to create us and form us in your likeness. Let our very being act as an offering to you. AMEN
Unison Prayer of Blessing for Communion
Holy Spirit, we invite you here into our midst. Bless this bread and this juice that in receiving it, we might know you better. In drinking and eating, we might see more clearly. In being filled, we might also become more hungry. AMEN
Unison Prayer of Thanksgiving for Communion
Unison Prayer of Thanksgiving: (DMA – shared)
Holy One, you accept us as we are. You invite us to your table. You make space for all. Your gracious love astounds us. It humbles us. We pray that we might live lives worthy of your generosity. Receive our thanksgiving and our praise. AMEN
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