Trinity Sunday - C

Call to Worship
God, who created the fields of Eden,
takes delight in all things, including us!
God of glory, God of grace,
your name is exalted in all the earth!
Christ, who walked the streets of our world,
gives hope to all people, including us!
God of glory, God of grace,
your Son is Savior of all the earth!
God's Spirit, who stays in our hearts,
bears truth and peace to us!
God of glory, God of grace,
your love surrounds our every moment.

Prayer of the Day
Holy God,
Creation's Artist:
tiny infants
babble your praises,
as you reach out
and heal us with
the touch of your fingertips.
We worship you.

Jesus Christ,
Gateway to grace:
you make right
what we have messed up;
you build your kingdom
on the foundation of our faltering faith;
you stand with us
in the midst of our suffering.
We adore you.

Holy Spirit,
Playmate of justice:
you splash through
the sea-puddles
in Eden's backyard,
tracking the mud
into Kingdom's kitchen,
leading us to the Table.
We open our hearts to you.

God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us as we pray as Jesus taught us, saying,
Our Father. . .

Call to Reconciliation
Created as stewards of all creation, we know how often we have sunk to depths of faithless living. We lack the stamina to follow Christ through the Kingdom, and ignore the Spirit's calls to justice. Yet, God looks into our souls and sees the delight of God's heart. Let us join in prayer to the One who does not disappoint us.

Unison Prayer of Confession
God of glory, grace and Wisdom, you call to us, but we do not listen. We trust in the emptiness of the world, but are reluctant to hope in your Word. We boast in our successes, but ignore the sufferings of others. Justice is what we demand for lawbreakers, rather than it becoming a lifestyle for ourselves.

Sovereign God, majestic Creator:
have mercy on us;
Jesus Christ, Servant of the world:
have mercy on us;
Holy Spirit, Master Worker:
have mercy on us.

Silent Prayers are offered

Assurance of Pardon
Poured into our hearts, God's love gives us new life and hope. Touched by the fingers of God, we are restored to new life.
This is good news! God loves us, God forgives us, God calls us to service! Thanks be to God. Amen.

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
and also with you.
People of God, lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord, our Sovereign.
People of God, give thanks to the Lord our God.
O Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.

It is our greatest joy to praise your name,
God whom we worship as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is the Word you speak
to shape chaos into creation's glory;
the Holy Spirit is the breath of life,
filling us with your hope,
calling the living waters forth.
Even when we rebelled against you,
like a mother,
you gently corrected our mistakes,
like a father,
you stood with us in our suffering.

Therefore, we praise your name in all the earth,
with the choirs of the faithful in heaven,
and our sisters and brothers here with us,
who sing of your glory, now and forever:

Sanctus

Holy are you, God of majesty and glory,
and blessed is your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coming to dwell among us,
he knew our suffering first hand;
walking the streets of the world,
he endured our pain and grief;
ever obedient to your will,
he maintained the integrity of faith;
taking on the death and sin of the world,
he brought hope to those in sin.

Remembering your gracious acts in Christ,
we take this bread and this cup,
celebrating his life, his death, his resurrection
even as we hope in the joy of his return.
Christ is the bread of life:

Memorial Acclamation

Pour out your Holy Spirit into our hearts
and upon these your gifts of bread and cup,
Holy God.
Nurtured at this Table by your grace,
may we go forth with your Spirit,
crying out for justice at the crossroads
of poverty and oppression;
standing with our sisters and brothers
in the midst of their suffering;
delighting always in the good earth
which you have entrusted to our care.

Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ,
one with the Holy Spirit,
all glory and majesty are yours, almighty God,
now and forever. Amen.

(c) 2004 Thom M. Shuman