Pentecost Year A
Proper 22 - Ordinary Time 27- Pentecost +20
Based upon Exodus 20 and Matthew 22. Copyright Katherine Hawker, 2002.
Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, your mind and your soul.
We will love God with an intensity
such that no substitute will suffice,
the very mention of God's name will be precious
as we cleave to our time of communion with the sacred.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
We will respect the wisdom of our elders.
We will protect the lives and the reputations of those around us.
We will cherish the relationships entrusted to us.
We will not take what is not ours.
We will learn the value of enough.
Love the Lord your God.
Amen.
Prayer of Confession
Based upon the series of readings from Exodus. Copyright Katherine Hawker, 1999.
The Pharaoh decrees death to the foreigner.
The power of fear and hate rage surround us.
In the face of evil
Forgive us our complacency.
The burning bush flickers beside us.
The presence of God invites us.
In the presence of the holy
Forgive us our lack of notice.
The Red Sea waters stand at attention.
The threshold of grace is breath-taking.
In the company of grace
Forgive us our reticence to embrace.
Invitation to Pardon
Based upon the series of readings from Exodus. Copyright Katherine Hawker, 1999.
Hungry bellies and grumbling souls
are not the final word.
Manna and quail and water
fill the bellies and calm the souls.
The gifts of God reign
o’er the people of God.
Come for all things are ready.