God you are our loving parent. Created, formed and called
out of your love, we have gathered here today to worship, to pray, to sing, and
most of all, to be reminded of who we are as your children and to be encouraged
as we continue on this path of discipleship to which you have called us. God
thank you for the gift of being able to gather together. Thank you for the gift of community.
As we look back on the past week, we realize your Spirit was
present in every moment, even in the ones where we failed to notice. As we face another busy week ahead, cultivate
in us a spirit of awareness so that even amidst the most chaotic of days, we
wouldn’t miss a single moment of grace that crosses our path. May these moments of grace be enough to
sustain us and empower us to keep walking.
The truth is God that sometimes we have not the slightest
clue where we are going or what we are doing. We grow weary of being faithful.
We long for fruit that we may or may not see and we hope for a kingdom that
seems just beyond our reach. And yet, even though we may not know if we doing
things right and even though the road may seem endless before us. We know you
walk with us and that really, walking with us is all you have ever wanted to
do. Thank you for being our travelling companion.
Along the way God, there is so much to be thankful for. For
the gift of laughter and conversation, for the abundance of simple moments that
bring us joy. Thank you for the gift of
friendship. For the ones who support us, remind us who we are when we so easily
forget and take our hand when we have lost our way. May we be able to reflect
back into the world all the love that has been given us. Grant us the strength
to walk alongside all those whom you have called us to journey with. May our
feet never tire, may our souls be refreshed, may our hearts be at peace knowing
you are with us.
Jesus, Emmanuel, the one who always has been and always will
be with us, we ask all these things in your name, the one who taught us to pray
saying…
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