CENTERING PRAYER
Gracious God, you give life and, in your Word, it is beautiful. Thank you for this new day. In each coming hour, help me to see beneath the ever-present difficulties and superficial joys into the mysteries that you have set out for your people. Guide me toward those I meet today in a way that welcomes them and, in turn, grants me a welcome, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good.
God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Let our words and thoughts be acceptable to God;
the Lord is our rock and our redeemer.
Let us worship our awesome God together.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, we confess we have not followed your way. You rain down mercy upon us, yet we murmur in our discontent. You cast out the evil within us, yet we fling curses at others. Forgive us, God of grace. Call us home from our wandering, deliver our souls from death, and cover us with your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Silent Confession)
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed
OFFERING
Invitation to the Offering
Like the child Jesus held, we live and move and have our being
inside the circle of his arms.
Let us open our hearts so that our tithes and offerings
bring others, as well, into that circle.
Prayer after Offering
Let us pray…We thank you for the wealth you shower on us daily, O Lord,
and we witness the marvelous goodness that comes from you.
Transform these gifts into signs of welcome
for all who are touched by their use.
Transform us into people who bless others throughout each day,
in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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