CENTERING PRAYER* *J. Birch, faithandworship.com
God of light and God of night, creator of seed and mountain, raindrop and fountain, we bring our offering of praise. God of right and God of might, lover of child and childless, rich and homeless, we bring our offering of praise.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Everyone who thirsts:
Come to the waters, seek the Lord, repent and return so that you may live.
All who are hungry for righteousness:
Come to the waters, seek the Lord, repent and return so that you may live.
All who need the help of God:
Come to the waters, seek the Lord, repent and return so that you may live.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy God, we confess we have grown complacent in our response to you. You set before us a rich feast of blessing, but we are drawn to lesser things that can never satisfy. You call us to attend to urgent needs in the world, but we indulge our own desires. Our ways are not your ways; our thoughts do not ascend to your thoughts. Forgive us when we fall short of your claim upon our lives. Disturb our complacency and quicken our desire for a more fruitful life. Be patient, we pray, as we amend who we are, in the hope of becoming who you intend us to be. We ask this in the name of our Savior, your Son, Jesus Christ. (Silent Confession)
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