Here’s
a litany for Reformation Day (October 31) from lutherjulia. It was posted on RevGalBlogPals.
Litany of Thanksgiving
for Reformation Day
We
give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit
whose
light brought new understanding
of
both the Living Word and the written Scripture.
We
give thanks
for
the reminder of consistent grace and mercy
from
God through Jesus Christ.
We
are grateful for the inspiration
that
lead to the printing press,
enabling
the spread of information
and
the sharing of the gospel in many languages.
We
thank God for the technologies
that
can be used for good
for
the support of communities and individuals.
Generous
God,
we
thank you for open hearts
that
were prepared to hear and receive the good news
of
freedom in Christ.
We
also thank you for our continued freedom in the Son
to
share that same news of salvation
through
your grace and Christ’s faithfulness.
We
remember the lives that were lost
in
the struggle to reform the church on earth –
those
who were martyred,
those
who died fighting,
those
who perished in hiding,
and
who were killed on all sides.
We
remember also the lives that have been lost
throughout
history in the name of religion
and
for those who die today for daring to believe.
We
thank you for the instruction that comes
through
our church heritage –
the
catechisms,
the
understanding of the saints,
the
gift of community,
and
a deeper appreciation of God’s gift of Holy Communion
and
Holy Baptism.
We
thank you for the presence of Jesus Christ –
in
us, with us, and for us –
and
for the support of the Holy Spirit, ever-reforming us.
God
of stability and change,
we
thank you that true reformation is always your work
and
always being done in us
out
of your love for your whole creation.
We
are ever reformed by the work of your love.
We
are ever reformed by the work of God’s love.
~
written by lutherjulia, and posted on RevGalBlogPals.
http://revgalblogpals.org/
