CENTERING PRAYER: Lord God, who brings us mornings and beginnings, touch our heart to hear your call today. Grant us faith to rely on your extraordinary power in us that the life of Jesus may be made visible as we glorify you alone. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP: The God who has searched us and knows us, who is acquainted with all our ways; that God calls us each by name. Speak, Holy One, your servants are listening! The God who liberated slaves from Egypt, the Lord of the Sabbath who bids us rest; that God empowers us to make Jesus’ life visible in our very bodies. Speak, Holy One, your servants are listening! Let us sing aloud to God, our strength, and shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION: God who formed our inward parts and knows our hearts, forgive us. Instead of acknowledging you as our God, we make our own idols. Instead of proclaiming Jesus Christ as our Lord, we proclaim ourselves. Instead of turning to the Holy Spirit, we attempt to attain your way in our own understanding. Redirect our wrong ways and lead us to the ways that make Jesus visible in our lives. (Silent Confession)
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