August 15, 2016
Prayer of Awareness (Philip Newell - Praying with the Earth)
It is in the depths of life that we find You
at the heart of this moment
at the center of our soul
deep in the earth and its eternal stirrings…
And so at the opening of this day
at the threshold of our worship, we wait
not for blessings from afar
but for You the very Soil of our soul
the early Freshness of morning
the first Breath of day.
Responsive Prayers for the Life of the World
Adapted from Imagine Integrity (Colossians 3: 1-4, 12-17,) Bruce Sanguin
Mighty and tender God,
You, the deep within all,
You, the encompassing heart of all,
we enter now into Your kingdom
(realm/commonwealth,/kin-dom),
Your community of wholeness,
a realm of peace…
We bring our hunger,
and the hunger of our world.
We bring our inner stranger,
and the exiled of the world.
We bring our hurting selves,
and the hurting of the world.
We open to healing...
Inspired, we imagine integrity
in our inner life,
our relationships,
our planet,
and our political systems….
We dare to imagine the reign of Christ,
Love’s Servant,
Your heart
for an unfolding cosmos......
Prayer of Jesus (VU#959)
Our Father in heaven
hallowed by your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today
our daily bread.
Forgive us our sin
as we forgive
those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil
for the kingdom,
the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and forever.
Amen.
Prayer of Blessing (Philip Newell)
May the deep blessings of earth be with us.
May the fathomless soundings of seas surge in our soul.
May the boundless stretches of the universe echo in our depths
to open us to wonder
to strengthen us for love
to humble us with gratitude
that we may find ourselves in one another
that we may lose ourselves in gladness
that we give ourselves to peace.
What We Do
Worship