March 26
The Last Judgment
Year 1 ( 2022 – 2023 )
Text:
Matthew 25:31-46
Summary:
The parable of the last judgment, the sheep and the goats.
Prayer of Confession
One: O God of all Creation, and of the New Creation still to come,
you walk beside us even now.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the hungry child who yearns for bread.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the wounded youth returned from war.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the homeless neighbor with holes in their shoes.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the hope-dashed immigrant awaiting deportation.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the prisoner, forgotten and alone.
All: Help us to see you.
One: You are the thirsty one – thirsting for clean water, for justice, for mercy.
All: Help us to see you.
One: Forgive us when we avert our eyes,
when we fail to give as you have given,
when we turn you away.
All: Help us to see your grace and compassion.
Help us to live it –
with love, courage, and hope that endures.
One: In all the ways you move among us, O God –
All: help us to see you.
Congregational Song Suggestions
“Come Now, You Blessed, Eat at My Table”
GTG 186
“God of Justice”
VT 772
“Jesus Christ is Waiting”
VT 287
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
GTG 366, VT 638
“Sword into a Plowshare”
VT 798
“The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound”
GTG 77, VT 392
“When All is Ended”
GTG 376
Beyond the Hymnal
“Another Day in Paradise”
by Phil Collins