O God, Creator and Ground of All Being, We come together because we need you, We need each other, And we need to hear your Word.  And if we hear it here, may we be so possessed by it  That we become servants of it out in your world. We pray this in Christ who was, and is, and is to come. Amen.   It is told that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on a cross between two other crosses, on each of which hung a convicted thief. One of the thieves joined in the chorus of an unruly crowd and exhorted...

O God of all that is good, we come to you hungry, burdened, and uncertain. We come to you alone and together, by plan and by accident, or so it seems. And then you come to us, when we are alone and when we are together, and there is love. Let us feel your presence, that we might lay down our burdens and carry those of others, Let us hear your voice, that we might fill ourselves, and fill others, with your grace and strength. Let us know that we are blessed, that we may bless others. We pray...

O God of all Mystery and all Strength   We come together because we need you,   We need each other,   And we need to hear your Word.   ...