Here’s a call to worship and
prayer of the day from Thom Shuman.
Call to Worship
Welcome to this place:
where children and seasoned
citizens sit side by side,
where heaven and earth embrace in
peace,
where God has been, is, and always
will be.
Welcome to this place, as we
gather with all of God's children:
where we find God's love,
where we hear the tender voice of
Jesus,
where the Spirit teaches us new
songs.
Welcome to this place, where all
is made ready by our God:
where we bring our hunger, and
find food;
where we our brokenness, and find
healing;
where we bring our very selves,
and find acceptance.
Prayer of the Day
We will not find
that needed justice
in our apathy;
we will not find
that elusive wholeness
with our quarreling;
we will not find
our hoped for unity
with our doctrines;
we will not find
our misplaced love
with our hating;
we will not find
that rest we crave
in our overflowing planners;
we will not find
the peace you offer
in our well nursed grudges.
but
we will find you
in the brokenness of the Bread
and in the breaking of our hearts;
we will find you
when we drain the Cup,
refill it with our gifts,
and offer it to a little child;
we will find you
when we squeeze closer together,
making room at the Table
for all your people.
Help us to find you,
God in Community, Holy in One,
even as we pray together, saying,
Our Father . . .
~ written
by Thom Shuman, and posted on Lectionary
Liturgies. Visit that site for many
other excellent worship resources. http://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.ca/
