Here I will share my own thoughts on the Revised Common Lectionary

Monday, November 6, 2017

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A


Call To Worship: inspired by Psalm 78
    Gracious God, we enter worship with scattered minds
    But we incline our ears to hear your Word through the noise of the world
    Allow these ancient texts to come alive and speak your truth today
    Allow your wisdom to shine through our will
    Allow us to praise and worship you
    Through generations past and generations to come help us sing to our Lord
    We praise today, for we have not forgotten all you have done
    We praise you tomorrow, for we shall teach and share your grace
    As long as there is hope, we shall worship you
    For your hope endures and your love is everlasting

Confession: 
   Gracious Redeemer, we admit that all to often we fail.  We are not prepared for your judgement as we spend our days worried about the judgment of others.  We live into the earthly desires and the things we have instead of looking beyond our wants to our true needs.  We diminish the needs of others, allowing for hate and anger to dominate the voices in the world instead of the hope of God and the grace of Christ. Gracious Redeemer help us to know redemption and to spread that through love to the world around us; grant us strength and courage to allow the needs of others to outway our wants; help us to hear your Word in our lives and your Will for our actions...(assurance of pardon)...amen. 

Prayer of Illumination: 
    Gracious God, guide us in our readings today that we may hear your wisdom.  Incline our ears to hear your Word and your Will for our lives.  Work within and through the sermon so that the Holy Spirit may give us the courage we need to act and the wisdom we need to know.  Open these readings up so that all who hear may know your Will and teach others your hope. Amen

Prayer of dedication: 
     Gracious Sustainer, we lift up to you today these gifts.  We are thankful to you for the blessings you bring in our lives and are grateful when we are able to share them to further love and grace in the world.  Help this congregation make good choices in how we use these gifts; give hope to this congregation that we can and do matter in our community; and continue to work within and through each of us to spread your loving hope to the world around us.  Amen. 


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