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For Lent

Because temptation is woven into the fabric of our lives,
and we know the weariness of forty days in the desert,
and the beckoning power of sweet fruit,
and the vain promises of the world,
we need you, God.
We need you, God.

Because we see the broken before the whole,
and the half empty cup, and the unfinished task,
and the thirst in freedom's quest,
we need you, God.
We need you, God.

Because we trust in what we can see,
and we are blinded by our prejudices,
and we do not know what we do not know,
we need you, God.
We need you, God.

Because our need for correctness exceeds our need for truth,
and our excuses preempt the cry of the wounded,
and our celebration of blessing is mindless of those displaced,
we need you, God.
We need you, God.

Because you came among us,
and breathed into our sinewy souls,
and healed our pain and let us wound you,
and loved us to the end,
and triumphed over all our hatred,
we need you, God.
We need you, God.

(Catherine Hawker – Outside the Box -http://liturgyoutside.net/LentA.html – based on an Iona prayer – easily adaptable to the day)

Lord God you have called us here

And we have come to worship in wonder and love.

Let us enter the presence of grace and mercy with praise on our lips

For all you have accomplished for us

In the wonder of creation

And the joy of recreation

In the power of compassion

And the healing of mercy given

Open our eyes to see you near

Our ears to hear your calling

Our hearts to respond with mercy given

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

Today we will hear of your mercy towards your people

and a call for our response.

We must own all we have left undone

Words of forgiveness that choked in our craw

The fuelling of bitter thoughts in our hearts

The sustaining of disputes

And the fist, shaken, when open palm was required.

In the myriad of ways we have not shown mercy

We seek pardon and in that grace of forgiveness

May we earnestly seek renewal

that we may become fountains of your mercy

and so may your will be done.

This day we come in praise of Motherhood

Rejoicing that you chose to be born amongst us

By the assent of Mary.

So may our worship praise and honour all we owe

To mothers for the life we own, the nurture we have received

And the wisdom imparted

So we seek to be faithful to them and to you

And seek those gifts of the spririt that will

Allow us to strive for the right

Have sympathy and care for the outcast

And have such faith in you that we have no fear of heart

And may live as those of whom Mother and brother in Christ

May never be ashamed.

Grant these our prayers of praise and confession

Along with the unspoken prayers of every heart through Jesus Christ our Lord

Amen