The Human Propensity (April 7th, 2024)
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READING Matthew 18:2-5
CALL TO WORSHIP
Children of God: welcome!
Welcome to this place of love and grace, welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.
God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community, God invites all of us to share in the good news:
We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are. In gratitude for all of this, let us worship God.
A love that never ceases,
A creativity that designed the universe, A hope that cannot be quenched,
A pursuit of reconciliation no matter the cost: These are the things that are of God,
Then let us worship God.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Fellow children in Christ,
God invites us to bring our doubts and fears, our joys and concerns, our petitions and praise, and offer them for the earth and all its creatures.
Prayers of the People, concluding with:
Receive these prayers, O God, and transform us through them, that we may have eyes to see and hearts to understand not only what you do on our behalf, but what you call us to do so that your realm will come to fruition in glory. As we follow after the One who taught us to pray…