PRAYER IN PREPARATION: Creator God, you have formed us as your own, so whether we are weeping or laughing, dreaming or shouting for joy, we are always coming home to you. Break open the Scripture through the power of your Holy Spirit, O God. Let your word, sung and proclaimed, pour out until its fragrance fills this house and our lives. Then, anointed with your word, send us out to share the good news we have received. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP
God is about to do a new thing.
We will not stop looking for the newness God has for us.
There is water in the desert. There are roads in the wilderness.
We will quicken our pace to follow Jesus wherever he leads.
Whatever obstacles we put in the path, God will make a way to our hearts.
God makes a way for us to be made whole; we will move onward with joy and hope.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Steadfast God, throughout the ages you have cared for your people. You lead us through the wilderness of despair into a land flowing with joy and hope. You transform our tears into laughter, our sorrow into joy. Yet we fail to trust you – our fears overwhelm us, our tears drown our hope. Forgive us, O God – when we criticize others, when we are afraid of tomorrow, when we lose hope in your goodness. Give us generous spirits, that we may trust in your goodness. Give us generous hearts, that we may pour out all we have. Teach us to live in expectant joy, as we anticipate your transforming grace.
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