Liturgical Color: White
Theme: The risen Christ confronts a doubting Thomas
Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
Suggestion: Begin, when we worship, we celebrate our personal relationship with God, our affirmations and our doubts, and our worldwide relationship with each other - as fellow humans, both friends and enemies, as fellow Christians, both known and unknown, both living and dead. Continue with this litany between pastor and ministers:
Pastor: Be alert! Be aware! Be expectant!
Ministers: Make us ready for a God-event!
Pastor: Be enthusiastic about God, each other, self!
Ministers: We praise our living Lord.
Acts of Confession
Consider this: Deal with the theme of doubting. Encourage the people to share their doubts, either during the worship, or, ask several people to write t…