-July 1, 2021
Call to Worship
Pastor: In times when we feel like giving up,
People: come to us anew.
Pastor: In moments when we are lost or confused,
People: illuminate your path that we might see where to tread.
Pastor: In times of trouble,
People: protect us and give us refuge.
Pastor: When we are arrogant, believing in only our way,
People: humble us that we may remember our interconnectedness with you and with each other.
Pastor: You sent your son that we might all live,
so let us open our eyes and our hearts that we might learn and live as he did.
Assurance of Pardon
God of Grace,
Pour your love upon this world.
Mend the torn.
Heal the broken.
Weave us together.
Remind us that we are your children, loved, beloved, and forgiven.
Invitation to share:
God as we think of seeing things in new ways, let us not think of what we are necessarily giving to God, but recognize what we are withholding. Help us to notice those areas that our heart is still full of plaque and needing to be cleansed. Relax our grip on personal security and help us trust on the care of one another. Remind us of the widow, who thought not of her own needs, but gave out of faith all that she had, making way for a new way to be birthed.
May we make space by giving out of joy and faith
And not reserving out of fear.
Let us be a part of a new economy of love and thanksgiving.
Prayer of Dedication
Holy One,
As we have opened our hearts to you,
refill us with even more generosity.
Give us new eyes to see potential where others see lack.
Give us new hearts to embrace creative solutions to problems.
Give us new hands to be the helpers the world needs.
Let us honor all you have done for us,
by doing the same for our siblings. AMEN
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