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Submit Your Own! Prayers for August 19, 2012, Proper 15, 12th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B By David von Schlichten August 19, 2012 Proper 15 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Call to Worship Leader: Wisdom calls, “Come, eat of my bread!” People: Jesus calls, “Come, eat of my flesh!” Leader: The Three-in-One fills us so that we can live thanksgiving. Yes! Invocation Sophia-Spirit, sober us, wake us up. Teach us to sing gratitude to God at all times by feeding the Bread to the hungry. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have sinned against you. We follow Woman Foolishness instead of Woman Wisdom. We’d rather fill up on spiritual junk food than the Bread. We stumble around drunk, barely awake, missing your grace. We’re heavy on complaining and light on thanking. For the sake of the Savior, forgive us. Amen. Words of Assurance Good news! God forgives you all your sins. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Prayer of Inspiration Spirit, through the Word, fill us. Yes. Prayers of the People Teacher, we praise you for the Church. We are in awe of wise leaders such as the apostle Bartholomew and Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux. Sophia-God, (congregational response: teach us to walk in the way of insight.). Mother-Rabbi, we thank you for our nation, for the human race, and for all of your stunning creation. Bless our leaders. Watch over soldiers on all sides of the battlefield. Guide us to labor for peace and to be more loving toward the non-human part of the world. Sophia-God, . . . Many of us stumble through life, drunk or asleep. We numb ourselves. Sober us. Revive us. Grant us the courage to break free from lives of quiet desperation and instead to sing the song that you have put inside us. Sophia-God, . . . We thank you for healing us. Touch with healing all those in need, including everyone we mention [Add names.]. Sophia-God, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. Thank you for hearing and answering us. In the name of Christ we praise. Amen. Offertory Prayer Receive our sacrifice of thanksgiving. Benediction Leader: God, Father, Son, and Spirit, has nourished us and now sends us. People: Lead us, Wisdom, as we strive to feed the starving. Yes.
David von Schlichten, poedifier August 12, 2012, 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, Proper 14 By David von Schlichten August 12, 2012 Proper 14 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Call to Worship Leader: God, Father, Son, and Spirit, feeds us for the journey. People: The Trinity bids us to get up and eat. Leader: Be imitators of the Lord, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. People: We who eat of the bread of life will live forever. Invocation Holy Spirit, it is so hard to do the right thing consistently. Heal us of malice and bitterness. Strengthen us to be angry without sin, to be kind and forgiving toward each other, as Christ has been toward us. In the Savior’s name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Mother, we have sinned against you. We cling to anger, hang on to grudges, full of wrath and wrangling and slander. Forgive us. Help us to be kind to one another. In the name of Christ we pray, Mother. Amen. Words of Assurance Alleluia, God has forgiven you all your sins. All of them. You have eternal life because of Christ. Alleluia! Amen. Prayer of Inspiration Holy Spirit, through the sermon, fill us with bread, so that we will not grieve you. Prayers of the People We thank you, God, for the Church, especially martyrs such as Maximilian Kolbe. Continue to empower us to build each other up, emphasizing kindness over anger. God of Elijah, (congregational response: we taste and see your goodness.). We are ever grateful for Mary, the mother of Jesus, the Mother of God. Humble us to continue to learn from her how to be closer to you. Mother of us all, . . . . We praise you for renewers of society such as Florence Nightingale. Bless everyone in need of healing. [Add names.] Embolden us to be gentle caretakers. God of Healing, . . . . Lord, we are quick to lose our tempers and fight about stupid things. Grant us clarity and calm so that we can settle disputes peacefully and not act like idiots. God of Peace, . . . Help us, Elohim, to feed each other. God of Sinai, . . . We exalt you for the excitement and joy of the Olympic Games. Amazing! Care for every nation, including our own. Teach us to work together instead of trying to outdo each other in divisive ways. Mother of us all, . . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. These prayers we offer you, confident that you will answer us in the manner that is best for us. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer May our offering glorify you by feeding the hungry. Benediction Leader: We praise you, Three-in-One, for filling us with good things. People: The service is over. The service begins.
David von Schlichten, poedifier August 5, 2012, Proper 13, 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B By David von Schlichten August 5, 2012 Proper 13 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Call to Worship Leader: The Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, covers the ground with manna. People: Christ, Bread of Life, feeds us forever. Leader: We eat and are well-fed. People: God gives us what we crave. Invocation Abundance-Adonai, we praise you for your holy nourishment. Continue to strengthen us to be your athletes of your love. In the name of the Savior we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession You are with us in the wilderness, but we continue to sin. We don’t trust you to care for us. We fail to appreciate the present, yearning for a romanticized past. You offer us bread, but we crave spiritual junk food. We behave childishly, the latest trend easily swaying us away from you. For the sake of the One Who Feeds Us, forgive us. Amen. Words of Assurance Alleluia, through Christ, God forgives you all your sins, cancels your debts. Taste and see the Lord’s goodness. Yes! Prayer of Inspiration You are the one, true Spirit. Through the sermon, fill us with the one, true Word. Prayers of the People Lord of Moses, you have cared for your people throughout the ages. Thank you for leaders such as Dominic. Expand our capacity to feed those who hunger in any way. Great I AM, (congregational response: you always care for us.). Mother, we praise you for the human race, all seven billion of us. We find the Olympic athletes extraordinary. Continue to bless the games, that they may be celebrations of humanity more than they are competitions among nations. Great I AM, . . . God, it’s hot! Summer weather can be brutal. Guide us to protect each other. Great I AM, . . . How often you have healed us, God! Heal those in need [Add names], and enlarge our ability to help each other. Great I AM, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. We entrust these prayers to you. In the Rabbi’s name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer May our offering glorify you by bringing relief to those in distress. Benediction Leader: God, the Three-in-One, has led us and filled the bellies of our souls. People: The Almighty refuels us to win in the name of love. Yes!
David von Schlichten, poedifier July 29, 2012, Proper 12, 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B By David von Schlichten July 29, 2012 Proper 12 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Call to Worship Leader: God, Three-in-One, feeds us. People: Christ opens wide the divine hands to satisfy the desires of every living thing. Leader: The Almighty fills us People: so we can fill others. Invocation Rabbi, we praise you for teaching us how you bring abundance out of a small amount. Astounding! Keep tutoring us to give to others with faith in your multiplication-power. In your name we pray by the Spirit’s power according to God’s will. Amen. Prayer of Confession How often we sin against you, Mother. We doubt your power. We fail to give to you, thinking that our tiny amount cannot make a difference. You root us and seek to strengthen us, but we resist. You want to nourish us with delicious wisdom, yet we would rather get sick on spiritual and intellectual junk-food. For the sake of Christ, forgive us. Empty and refill us. Yes. Words of Assurance Alleluia, by the blood of the Lamb, God has saved you from death. All your sins: gone. You are filled up. Alleluia! Prayer of Inspiration Holy Spirit, through this sermon, teach us to comprehend what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the fulfilling love. Prayers of the People That we shall learn from Mary, Martha, Lazarus and other great Christians, we pray (congregational response: help us, God.). That the Church will always feed those who hunger in any manner, we pray . . . That our nation will increase in compassion and decrease in violence, we pray . . . That the victims of the Colorado shooting will know healing and that all of us in America will work toward preventing such shootings, we pray . . . That we will help young men to find non-violent solutions to their problems and peaceful ways of expressing their pain, we pray . . . That you will touch with healing all we mention: [Add names.], we pray . . . That we will all work to end sexual abuse against children, we pray . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. In Christ’s name, we place these prayers into your open hands. Amen. Offertory Prayer May our offering help to feed the hungry. Yes. Benediction Leader: God, Father, Son, and Spirit, has filled us with good things People: and sends us to share them with all. Alleluia!
David von Schlichten, poedifier July 22, 2012, Proper 11, 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B By David von Schlichten July 22, 2012 Proper 11 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B
Call to Worship Leader: Jesus has great compassion on us, because we are like sheep without a shepherd. He teaches us many things and heals us. People: Triune God, instruct us on how to show Christlike compassion to others. Leader: Jesus is our cornerstone. People: We are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God. Yes! Invocation Lord, we exalt you for leading us, protecting us, feeding us, resurrecting us. Open us anew to your guidance, that we may assist you in shepherding others with lovingkindess. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession God, your heart breaks with love for us, yet we wander away from you. Although we are citizens under your rule, we live as if we were our own rulers. You call us, but we do not follow. We scatter your flock, such as when someone is being abused and we do nothing because we do not want to get involved. By the blood of the Lamb, forgive us. By your Spirit, revive our dedication to following your voice. Amen. Words of Assurance Alleluia! God has led you through Death Valley. The Lamb washes away your sins. You shall dwell in God’s house forevermore. Alleluia! Prayer of Inspiration Righteousness Spirit, through this sermon, enlarge our compassion. Prayers of the People God of Jeremiah, your Church astounds us. You have dazzled us with extraordinary apostles, including Mary Magdalene and James. Merciful Lord, (congregational response: your rod and staff comfort us.). Source of Euphony, we marvel at the magnificent musicians of the Church, including Bach, Schuetz, and Handel. Extraordinary! Merciful Lord, . . . Mother of the Ephesians, we are ever grateful for our nation, humanity, and the splendor of the rest of creation. Continue to tutor us on showing greater tenderness for one another. Merciful Lord, . . . Healer, you forever show us compassion. Heal all those in need [Add names]. Guide us on how to care for others while also caring for ourselves. Merciful Lord, . . . You may add other praises and petitions here. Through Christ, transform these small steps, these prayers, into giant leaps. Amen. Offertory Prayer Monarch of All, we offer you this gold for your glory and the healing of those in need. Benediction Leader: God, our shepherd, building, and parent, has led us and fed us. People: In the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit, we enter the week to share holy compassion. Yes!
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