Here’s
a beautiful litany of assurance, inspired by Psalm 139:11-12 and Isaiah
60:1. It comes from the PCUSA website. It could be used as words of assurance following confession, or even as a call to worship.
Words of Assurance
(inspired by Psalm 139:11-12, Isaiah
60:1)
Hear
the good news of the psalmist’s proclamation:
If I say, “Surely the darkness will
overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be
night,”
Even
the darkness is not dark to God,
and
the night is as bright as the day.
The God who promised never to leave
us or forsake us
HAS come to us in Jesus Christ
who
binds up the brokenhearted.
heals all our infirmities,
and
relieves our burden of sin.
So arise, shine; for your light has
come,
And
the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Thanks
be to God!
~
from Advent Longing for the Light of
Healing, posted on the Presbyterian
Church USA website. To see the whole service, click here: http://www.pcusa.org/resource/advent-healing/
