Call to
Worship
One: Come, my
friends! It is time!
Many: We were glad when they said to us, it is time
to worship.
One: Come and
celebrate our God!
Many: We have received so much from God’s bounty—the
material needs of life, grace, hope, and love.
One: Come,
give thanks and celebrate!
Reconciliation/Assurance
of Pardon
One: My
friends, we are only human.
Many: And that is grief enough to bow a ruler’s head
and honour enough to lift a beggar’s head.
One: Let us go
to God in prayer and contrition. Holy One, we know we have not done what we
should have done; and sometimes we did what we should not have.
Many: We have ignored the needy; turned away our
friends; used our gifts and graces for minor things instead of bringing about
your realm.
One: We could
not bring ourselves to do what we knew you would have us do. For all these, we
ask with confidence for your grace and forgiveness, and resolve to be our
better selves.
Many: We know that you have forgiven us before we
ask; therefore we thank you, Holy One.
One: In the name
of the Christ, we are forgiven!
Many: We are forgiven!
Benediction
One: It is
time to go.
Many: Time to go out into the world again.
One: Wherever
your path leads you in the coming days, God goes with you
Many: God is always present, to guide, and lead, and
strengthen.
One: May the
love of God, creator, redeemer and sustainer, remain with you now and unto your
life eternal. Amen.
Many: Amen.
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