CALL TO WORSHIP
Read Psalm 118. 1-2, 19-29. This is the word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
COMMUNITY CONFESSION& LENTEN CANDLE READING
Leader: Listen to these words from Mark 11:1-11.Jesus, you came to us to bring peace and hope. You say to us, “follow me”. As we pray together now, forgive us for not following you.
ALL:We confess that we welcome your servant, O God, only to reject him when he picks up a cross instead of a crown. Like cloaks laid on the ground before Jesus, we pick up our faith, dust it off and put it back in the closet until we need it. We can be as stubborn and rebellious as the city which cheers your name. Save us, Redeeming God.
Silent Reflection. (Snuff out the 6th Lenten candle)
Leader: May we lay our doubts, our fears, our worries, our weariness at your feet, trusting and believing that you will forgive what is sinful, make whole our brokenness, and welcome us as sisters and brothers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
ALL: Amen!
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
The Book of Mark: Long Day’s Journey Into Night
*For discussion prompts and lenten resources visit this page.
LORD’S TABLE LITURGY
Leader: We gather around this table to remember the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
ALL: As we receive what you have for us, Gracious God, may your Spirit bless the bread, break it, and give it to us so we might have the strength to hold those whose knees wobble from fear and despair. May your Spirit bless the cup, pour it, and give it to us so we can go to lift up the hopes which have been dashed to the ground. We trust that through Jesus Christ and by the power of the Spirit, you Lord will gather up all who are hurting and all that is fractured, to create a community of healing and wholeness.
Leader: The Table of the Lord is open for all who seek to experience new life.
COMMUNITY SINGING
Abide With Me
THE BENEDICTION
Leader: Go forth in the love of God.
ALL: We will take this love into unlovely parts of our lives.
Leader: Go forth in the grace of Jesus Christ.
ALL: We will look for Christ in the face of every person.
Leader: Go forth in the peace of the Spirit.
ALL: We will share this hope with our hurting world.