Transfiguration Sunday
Transfiguration Sunday - Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, and Invitation to Pardon based upon the Transfiguration Stories
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Call to Worship
Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 1997. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
We have seen the light of God;
on high mountains of celebration
and in the ecstacy of a lover's embrace.
We have seen the light of God;
through the bitter scorn of betrayal
and the searing chasm of grief.
We have seen the light of God;
with eyes that have been shaded,
with eyes that have been opened,
with eyes that have been blinded.
We have seen the light of God.
Prayer of Confession
Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 2000. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
He came bathed in light, dazzling, radiant…
Forgive us, God,
for accepting mediocrity in your name
and calling it good enough.
He came appearing with Elijah and Moses…
Forgive us, God,
for demanding exclusive expressions of faith
even in the face of your expansive vision.
He came while a voice was shouting, "this is my Beloved; listen!"
Forgive us, God,
for silencing the voice of the other
struggling to praise your name.
Invitation to Pardon
Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 2000. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
He came and she comes.
She came and he comes.
They come as they came
bathed in light,
appearing in communion,
shouting for all who have ears to hear…
for all who have ears to hear.
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