Loving God, Centre us in your heart Pulsing with Christ-love Healing and holding Challenging and changing Everything in order For your vision to rise. Take every weariness And form resurrections Small and large in us Offering a strength Beyond our own Binding us to you And to each other And your whole creation. By this, […]
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Loving God, We clear our minds and open our hearts to you. [pause] Be with [name of worship leaders and preacher] as they bring the message in ways which allow you to speak through their words to bring a spark of understanding and inspiration to our congregation this morning. May the prayers and music lift […]
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Creator God, as we gather here today to celebrate the wonderful world you have given us and the miracle of growth. Help us to sow the seeds of kindness, empathy, understanding and love here in this Church and as we go out into our daily lives. We think particularly today of our friends who are […]
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God, we ask your blessing for everyone gathered here today for worship, for friendship, for support and for fellowship. We pray that all may gain what they need from this act of worship and carry your love with them when they leave today.
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Loving God, as we come together to meet you today we take a few moments to focus on you. We bring before you all those who are gathered here. In our diversity may we be as one and offer you fitting worship and praise.
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Eternal One, We give thanks for all the people who gather here to worship this morning And for all the effort that has gone into our church activities this past week. [If a special event has taken place, e.g. a festival, mention it here.] May our efforts inspire all who visit our church. This morning […]
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We come today as your church. May each person feel welcomed and supported by our love and prayers. We pray for those who are unable to join us today because they are unwell, have other commitments, or are with family and friends. May they still know of your love for them, and your constant presence […]
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On this day, in this place, we thank you for the lives that we have and the many paths you guide us on. We thank you for all the memories and people that comfort us, challenge us and support us along our way. And we hope that we can support, challenge and comfort others on […]
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Creator God, we thank you for the time and effort of our congregation and friends over the last week to reach out to people in our local community. We give thanks that we are able to meet together today to praise you, to worship you and to hear your word. Be with us when we […]
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Time for worship has arrived. Worship leaders gather for prayer. What words will inspire us? guide us? ground us? What words will remind us of the need for both humility and authority? What words will connect us to our common purpose, faith and God? This quiet time for gathering and invoking the presence of the […]
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