Worship Prayers September 21

 CENTERING PRAYER

You hear the cries of your people for justice and mercy; you answer our prayers with the gift of your Son, who bears our burdens and sets us free. Speak your truth to us; purge and refine us; that we may love and serve you alone. Amen.

 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP

 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name;

deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name sake.

We come to worship our saving Lord together!

 

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 

Creator of the universe, we come trembling before you for we have hoarded and bartered what has never been ours in the hope of securing our future. We have yearned for wealth more than we have sought you. We have squandered your trust and grieved your heart with our betrayal. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins for your name sake. (Silent Confession)

 

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

 

 

 

OFFERING

 

Invitation to the Offering

 

God longs for us to bring everything we are, everything we have, to this relationship; God loves us that much. May the offerings we bring this day be tokens of our gratitude.

 

Prayer after Offering

 

Let us pray…

 

Gracious God, you feed us with your love and give us everything we need to live abundant lives. Receive the offerings of our wounded spirits, our guarded purses, our meager strength, and continue to expand our hearts. We pray this in the name of your son, Jesus, and by the power of your Spirit. Amen.