Worship Prayers from Nov. 22

PRAYER IN PREPARTION:  Creator of the fruitful earth:  you have made us stewards of all your goodness.  Give us hearts grateful for your many gifts and wills steadfast to use your bounty well, that the whole human family, today and in generations to come, may with us give thanks for the richness of your creation; through Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the Spirit, one holy God, be honor and praise, now and forever.  Amen

CALL TO WORSHIP

In our worship we are called to bring all that we are, all that we have, all that we hope for, all that we can be, in grateful thanksgiving.

         We commit ourselves anew to God’s purposes, grateful that God has given us life and filled our lives with fullness and with joy.

Come, let us worship; let us praise God’s holy name. 

   PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God who creates us, Christ who redeems us, Spirit who renews us, hear our confession.  As we gather on this Thanksgiving weekend we know that others are in need.  We live in a world in which a few take advantage of many, the rich take advantage of the poor, the full take advantage of the hungry.  We give thanks for food and then eat too much.  We give thanks for your love and then forget that we are gifts of love to others.

Enable us to be the thankful people you would have us be, O God.  And open our lives to thankful action.  Amen

Note:  These have been delayed due to special Advent readings.