Happy Mother's Day! Prayer of Confession Gracious God, settle our hearts and our minds and lift from us our burdens. Hear our prayers for our family, our friends, our world, and for ourselves. Enable us on this day to put … [Read more...]

Prayer of Confession Good and gracious God, we confess those times we have praised you with our lips, but have not glorified you with our lives. Have mercy on us, we pray, for our brief faith that fades under pressure; for … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer God, whose love and care for us extends far beyond our human understanding, whose presence in our midst is greater than our fears and doubts, we come offering ourselves to you – our weaknesses and our … [Read more...]

Readings New Testament Lesson: Acts 10: 34-43 NRSV Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. … [Read more...]

As you arrive in worship and find a place in a pew, please use the following prayer to center your thoughts and spirit. As the Prelude begins, quiet your voice and soul. With music and prayer let us move from ‘getting to … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer We come to this place because we want to know God, who helps us set aside the past, to walk the path to new life. We come in these moments because we want to know Jesus, who anoints us with the resurrection, … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer Holy God, we come before you thankful that you love us as we are. We are creatures of your hand; we are a community formed by your Spirit. You are the potter; we are the clay. With your sure and loving hands, … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer We come, because we seek our God. Every morning, every day, every evening, every moment, God is with us. We come, because we hunger for Christ. Jesus will feed us with hope, will replace our emptiness with … [Read more...]

Prayer of Confession Gracious God, settle our hearts and our minds and lift from us our burdens. Hear our prayers for our family, our friends, our world, and for ourselves. Enable us on this day to put away the things that … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer Jesus began his ministry to the world, led by the Spirit into the wilderness. In those forty days, and in that place, Jesus was faced with hunger, doubt, and temptation. Jesus left the wilderness, faithful and … [Read more...]