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Hymns
Hymn GTG #479, “Ho, All Who Thirst”
Hymn GTG #503, “Lord, We Have Come at Your Own Invitation”
Leader: Come, all who thirst.
People: We are here to drink deeply from the water that Jesus gives.
Leader: Whoever drinks from the spring of eternal life will never be thirsty again.
People: Lord, give us this water, we pray!
Leader: Let us worship the one who pours out this precious gift upon us.
People: Let us worship the God of our salvation!
Call to Confession (based on John 4:23)
Leader: The time is coming - indeed, it is already here! - when Christ’s true followers worship in spirit and truth. If we sincerely desire to follow Christ, then, let us confess our sins in the spirit of this truth.
Prayer of Confession (based on John 4:13-14)
You are invited to speak a word or short phrase that describes a personal or collective sin of which you repent and seek forgiveness.
When the gathered community is finished sharing, we pray together:
People: O Great I AM, we confess that we have been looking in all the wrong places for your living water. We thirst for your justice, but we drink from the well of mortal law. We thirst for your righteousness, but we drink from the well of conformity. We thirst for your peace, but we drink from the well of apathy. Forgive us for our foolish ignorance. Lead us to your living waters, we pray, and show us how to drink deeply, so that your beloved children will never thirst again. In your mercy, hear our prayers…
(Silent prayers of personal confession)
Declaration of Forgiveness (based on John 4:14)
Leader: When our souls thirst for mercy and forgiveness, Christ offers to us a never-ending spring that bubbles up into eternal life. Hear the good news: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
People: Thanks be to God!
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