CALL
TO WORSHIP (Uses the Shona
words of#2 in More Voices)
Uyai
mose tinamate Mwari
We
hear the call of God, we come together to share our praises
Uyai
mose tinamate Mwari
We
come to be challenged, we come to be refreshed, we come to be sent
out.
Uyai
mose tinamate Mwari
We
come to pray, to sing to listen, we come to worship
Uyai
mose zvino
OPENING
PRAYER
God
of Easter, of New Life, of Resurrection,
as
this Easter Season draws near its close we gather in Your presence
As
we gather in this space, as we gather at this table,
we
open ourselves to the wonder of Your presence, we open our hearts to
be touched, maybe even changed.
As
we tell an old story the defies our understanding of the cosmos,
remind
us that sometime in mystery we find the deepest truths.
As
we are drawn to look to the heavens for Your presence,
help
us remember to also look to the immediate world for Your presence,
and for the work you would have us do in life.
These
things we pray in the name of the Risen Christ, whose name we bear,
who taught his friends to pray saying...
LORD'S
PRAYER
PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God
of grace, God of glory, God of hope
we
live by and in Your grace;
we
constantly seek to glimpse Your glory
we
continue the struggle because we have been infected with Your hope.
God
made known in Jesus of Nazareth,
we
work toward living as he lived, loving as he loved.
God
who is transcendent, beyond our wildest dream,
God
who is immanent, close at hand,
we
admit that sometimes we get lost in the search for glory,
we
stand waiting and watching, not sure what to do,
and
so we hear again Your voice asking “what are you doing here?”
challenging
us to live, to love, to change the world by sharing Your hope and
vision.
God
of the Risen Christ, Ascended to the heavens and also present in our
hearts,
We
thank you for Your grace, for Your hope, for Your love. Amen.
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