Proper 13 Year C
Litany of Confession
Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 1998. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
We are too often stuck in the past,
nursing old wounds, rehearsing sins of long ago
allowing our visions for today and tomorrow to be stalled.
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
We are gathering into barns (and bank accounts)
preparing educationally, spiritually, and emotionally for the future;
denying the pleasure of life today with eyes focused on tomorrow.
Christ have mercy,
Christ have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
We are so intent on caring for our nuclear families
we miss the presence of Christ in the homeless, the aging, the vulnerable
who live just outside our doors.
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
Invocation
Based upon Luke 16. Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 1998. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
Masters,
two and more,
competing for our money
clamoring for our time
creating chaos in our lives.
Master,
one God,
quiet us and draw us near.
Prayer of Dedication
Based upon Luke 16. Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 1998. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
Knowing that many voices clamor and compete,
we pray that these offerings given
may become symbolic of our decision
to serve one master, one God.