as we focus on the church calendar together at our saturday evening gatherings and continue to cultivate the spirit and ethos of our life together in community, we will be using this closing prayer together. we hope the repetition of these words help penetrate our hearts–individually and corporately–and move us toward Jesus and each other.
God,
we cry for mercy, show us your way.
Jesus,
we are here, help us listen and learn.
Holy Spirit,
we are available, give us humble hearts, open minds, willing hands and feet.
we are here to practice and try.
we need you to pierce our pride,
infuse us with courage.
we want to be sober.
we want to love.
we want to live.
we want to be agents of hope and peace.
teach us how to love Jesus, others, ourselves.
teach us how to be loved by Jesus, others, ourselves.
amen.