DUC

CALL TO WORSHIP :
43 Give us eyes to see the deepest needs of people.
Give us hearts full of love for our neighbors as well as for the strangers we meet.
Help us understand what it means to love others as we love ourselves.
Teach us to care in a way that strengthens those who are sick.
Fill us with generosity so we feed the hungry, clothe the naked and give drink to the thirsty.
Let us be a healing balm to those who are weak and lonely and weary by offering our kindness to them .
May we remember to listen, to smile, to offer a helping hand each time the opportunity presents itself.
Give us hearts of courage that we will be brave enough to risk loving our enemy.
Inspire us to go out of our way to include those in the margins.
Help us to be welcoming and inclusive to all who come to our door.
Let us be God's hospitality in the world.

HYMN : "Here I am Lord" V.U. 509

Scripture ECCLESIASTES 4: 9-12 & 1 PETER 4: 8-11

SPEAKERS

PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
Leader: I open my heart to Christ in the stranger,
People: To Christ in the face of colleague and friend,
Leader: I open my heart to the one who is wounded
People: To Christ in the hungry, the lonely, the homeless
Leader: I open my heart to the one who has hurt me
People: To Christ in the faces of sinner and foe
Leader: I open my heart to those who are outcast
People: To Christ in the broken, the prisoner, the poor
Leader: I open my heart to all who are searching
People: To Christ in the world God's generous gift

HYMN: "Go, Make a Diff'rence" M.V. 209

Scripture ROMANS 12: 3-13

SPEAKERS

PRAYE R

Leader: Let us pray that we may learn what it means to be God's hospitality to our world
Leader: That the barriers that divide us may be broken down,
All: Lord have mercy
Leader: That we may live by the law of love in unity, peace and concord
All: Lord have mercy
Leader: That we may come to mutual understanding and care,
All: Lord have mercy
Leader: Upon all who are torn apart by war and by violence
All: Christ have mercy
Leader: Upon all who suffer from dissensions and quarrels,
All: Christ have mercy

Leader: Upon all who are divided in their loyalty and love,
All: Christ have mercy
Leader: That all who work for unity and in the spirit of hospitality may be blessed
All: Lord have mercy
Leader: That all who seek to heal divisions between peoples may have hope
All: Lord have mercy
Leader: That all who lead nations, may seek peace
All: Lord have mercy [ x3 ]
All: I open my heart to be the hospitality of Christ, to all those who come to my door.
I open my heart to embrace the stranger, the friend, the rich, the poor.
I open my life to offer a generous heart towards all.
Leader: The blessings of God be upon this house and our community.

May the Love of God flow through us.

QUESTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PASSING OF THE PEACE

HYMN: "I Danced in the Mornin" V.U. 352

COMMISSIONING AND BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE (A time to quietly reflect on all that you have experienced this morning)