[Our worship theme was "Created for Purpose" from the Genesis creation story. There were a lot of people living out their God given purpose in a variety of ways on Sunday. We celebrated and surrounded a young couple at the baptism of their baby daughter, we recognized our children and youth Sunday School teachers, the youth and their parents gathered for a covered dish event and shared how they grew in their faith over this past school year, and the Honduras mission trip team held a pancake fundraiser to help with expenses for their upcoming August trip.]
O God, from the very first
story of the bible to the last story of the bible, you remind us that we have
been created for purpose. We have been made in your image to offer your healing
love in a broken and hurting world.
Whenever we feel discouraged
or get down on ourselves, or question our purpose in life, point us back to the
creation story where you remind us that you called all that you created, good.
Empower us to simply live out who you have called each one of us to be, people
created in your image, people you have claimed as your own.
During this time of year when
there are many transitions in our lives; graduations, the end of the school
year, getting out our wrinkled summer clothes, remind us of what always stays
constant in our lives, that you created us, that you love us, and that we
always belong to you. May we never forget.
Thank you for how the
sacrament of baptism reminds us of our true identity, that we are a child of
God, not because of anything we have done or not done but because of what you
have done on our behalf. Thank you for
your grace and unconditional love!
Thank you for placing people
like Wanda in our lives, people whose expressions of love point us to you as
the giver of all good gifts. Thank you for Sunday School teachers who teach
your Word faithfully and who encourage us along our walk. And thank you for
trees, hills, sunrises, flowers, and hiking trails that point us to you as our
loving creator.
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