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Year C Fall

Prayer for Illumination 

Leader: God of the prophets,

Your Word guides us through the empty parts of our lives.

Open our ears to hear your voice.

Fill us with hope and return us to your path.

ALL: You are the potter, we are the clay. Amen. 

Prayer Following Communion

God of hope, 

we give thanks for this meal

that satisfies our hearts 

and nourishes our souls.

Come, fill our cups 

to pour out your love and grace on the world,

in the name of Jesus Christ 

who poured himself out for us. Amen. 

Year B Fall

Confession with "Just as I Am”  UMC Hymnal #357

    Note: Before this confession, hand out small mirrors to the    

    congregation. Invite the congregation to look into the mirror and 

    reflect on the confessions of their hearts. The mirrors are then

    collected and/or brought to the altar or other space in the chancel 

    as an act of confession.

PASTOR: Christ our Lord invites to his table 

all who love him and earnestly repent of their sins. 

Let us pause to reflect on our lives...

[begin playing “Just as I am” - play a whole verse and chorus under this time of prayer… ]

Take a look in the mirror... [pause - music continues]

We come just as we are. We offer our mirrors, the reflections of our hearts, to as an act of confession. 

[collect mirrors]

ALL SING: Just as I am, without one plea,

but that thy blood was shed for me,

and that thou bidst me come to thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

PASTOR: O lamb of God, we come, 

bringing our faults and failures.

We come bringing the smudges 

and blemishes of our lives.

Forgive the stains on our hearts

and restore our likeness in your image. 

[add mirrors to chancel space]

ALL SING: Just as I am, and waiting not

to rid my soul of one dark blot,

to thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

PASTOR: Hear the Good news: 

when we come to Jesus, our sins are wiped away. 

In the name of Christ, you are forgiven!

Amen!