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Moment for Justice

Prelude     "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need"     arr. Mark Hayes

First Scripture Reading       Matthew 25: 35-40

Call to Worship:
Tell me something good!  God loves you more than you could imagine.
Tell me something good!  God loves all of creation more than you could imagine.
Tell me something good!  God’s love meets us in this service of worship. We are not alone.
This is good news indeed!  Let us worship our compassionate God.

**Hymn       #509  “All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly"

**Call to Confession

**Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, did we see you hungry and give you something to eat?  Did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?  Did we see you alone and offer you compassion?  Or did we cross the street?  Did we avert our eyes?  Did we come up with every excuse in the book?  God, we long to be people who love our neighbors with the same overwhelming love that you have for them.  But we must admit, we have a long way to go.  Forgive us for the times when we let bias, scarcity, or fear get in the way of love.  Wash us clean and give us the courage to try again.  With hope for a better tomorrow we pray, amen.

**Words of Forgiveness
Faith family, even when we act with judgment, even when we are guided by fear, even when we turn our back on a neighbor in need, God does not turn God’s back on us.  So join me in this good-news declaration:  We are seen.  We are forgiven.  We are invited to try again.  Thanks be to God for this unending love.

**Affirmation of Faith
I believe in the good news of Jesus Christ. It sounds like welcome and feels like home. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy. It sounds like love and feels like a seat at the table, so I believe in the good news of Jesus Christ. I have seen it alive in the world. And even when my heart aches, even when wars rage,  even when mercy feels out of reach, I remember the one who welcomed the children and led with nonviolence. I remember the one who cared for the vulnerable and inspired those around him. I remember that the good news really is good news, for I have seen it alive in the world. Thanks be to God! Amen.

Anthem (10:15)    "Feed My Lambs”     Grace Notes Choir

Time with Young Disciples (10:15)

The Sacrament of Baptism (10:15)       Magnolia Elizabeth Fleming

Second Scripture Reading       Luke 7: 36-50

Message

Communion
               Invitation - Prayers of the People with the Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us, not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.  Amen.

Words of Institution - Sharing the Bread and Cup - Prayer

**Hymn       “I Come with My Devotion”                         lyrics by Anna Strickland

**Benediction

**Choral Reflection       from Teacher Jesus, Source of Knowledge by Amanda Udis-Kessler
Teacher Jesus, teach us always.  Teach us in a thousand ways. 
Help us live in joy and wonder.  Help us weep and heal and praise.
Help us learn from one another.  Help us make your dream come true.
Help us build your peaceful Kin-dom.  Help us live and love like you.

Postlude

**congregation standing in body or spirit
congregational responses in bold

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worship liturgy written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed | A Sanctified Art | sanctifiedart.org
“Tell Me Something Good: Grounding ourselves in the good news this Lent” worship series by A Sanctified Art | sanctifiedart.org