Worship Prayers November 15

PRAYER IN PREPARTION:  O God, you graciously pour out your blessings on us.  You call us to commit to a journey of wholeness, holiness, and fullness of life.  Fill us with your hope and faithfulness.  Grant us the grace to be your people and to live your teachings.  Live in us that we may arise with hope, walk in love, and share in the work of this church on your behalf.  Amen. 

CALL TO WORSHIP

What does God ask of us in this place and time?

         To worship with our whole hearts.

What does God seek in our lives?

         To care for one another with compassion and mercy.

What service does God invite from us?

         To give what we have, with open hearts. 

   PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Great and faithful God, our self-focus causes us to imagine how poor we are.  We are convinced that we don’t have enough: enough honor, enough respect, enough recognition, enough to live on.  And so, in our poverty, we do not trust you, we do not see the emptiness of others, we cannot help but cling to more than we need.  But you bless us with all that we need, your wonders and signs never cease.  Forgive us, O God.  Help us to learn how to be more loving; whisper to us of how we can help mend and heal your world; sing to us of how we can share with others.  Amen.

For the sermon "Faithful Giving", click here.