PRAYER IN PREPARATION: Living God, you meet us where we are. As we gather in this place, open our ears to hear your voice, open our eyes to see your glory, and open our minds to understand the word you have for each one of us. We gather here from many walks of life, united as the body of Christ. Holy Spirit, speak to us, guide us, and fall gently upon us, we pray. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP
God calls us to this place, a haven for healing and hope.
We come to hear God’s Word of hope for us.
Together, as we sing songs of joy, each one of us will hear God call to us.
We join our voices in prayer and praise, longing for new lives.
Here, our shadows are filled with light, we discover God’s presence.
Here, we gather, praising God, as part of God’s family.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Living God, you surround us with your presence, but we do not see it as a way of life. You call us, but we do not listen. We trust the world’s emptiness and refuse to be filled with your Word. We want understanding; we want answers. Forgive us, O God. Touch us with healing: pain released, brokenness remade, the marred image restored. Touch us with love: frozenness melted, loneliness allayed, tears turned to laughter. Touch us with liberation: freedom from the past, power for the present, courage for the future.
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