Call To Worship
L: Create in me a clean heart, O God,
R: Put a new and right spirit within me.
L: Cast me not away from your presence,
R: And take not your Holy Spirit from me.
L: Deliver me from guilt, O God, you God of my salvation.
R: O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise,
L: For I have no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
R: The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (Adapted From Psalm 51)

Prayer Of Confession
Almighty God, forgive us when we yield to despair, and give way to darkness. Forgive us when we act as if our salvation depended on ourselves alone. Forgive us when we do not trust you enough to see hope even in loss, light at the end of ou…