Here’s
a closing litany inspired by John 11: 1-45, where Jesus raises Lazarus from the
dead. It was written by Rev. Elizabeth
Dilley and posted on the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways website.
Commission
& Benediction
(inspired by John 11: 1-45)
Come
out! Jesus commands,
And calls us from the tombs
of our existence
into the brightness of a
new day.
Come
out! Jesus cries,
And unbinds us from the
chains of our past.
Come
out! Jesus calls,
And entices us into a world
filled with grace and possibility.
So:
Go
out!
Into a world that needs our
life, our breath, our spirit!
Go
out!
Into a world that needs the
Spirit of God,
carried on our lips and in
our loving arms.
Go
out!
Into the world to live as
God’s resurrected people!
Go
out: and go on the breath of God’s holy wind!
~ from Come
Out! On the Breath of God, Service Prayers for the fifth Sunday of Lent,
written by the Rev. Elizabeth Dilley.
Posted on the United Church of Christ’s Worship Ways website. http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/
