Call to Worship

On this Transfiguration Sunday, we gather on the mountaintop with Jesus, wondering what we will encounter.
We come to encounter God’s glory revealed.

We witness the revelation of Christ’s divinity made plain before us.
We come to witness God’s glory revealed.

We remember that God’s glory is not about spectacle but truth, not about show but about Love made real among us.
We come to remember God’s glory revealed.

We follow Jesus down from the mountaintop into the valleys, as God’s glory goes before us and behind us.
We come to be sent out to share God’s glory revealed. Thanks be to God! Amen.

Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, July 2025

Opening Prayer

Radiant God, we come to you on the mountaintop to experience your glory. You come to us in the valleys. We meet you in gladness in a place where heaven and earth collide. May our worship of you encourage us on the journey and make us aspire to reflect your kindom in the world. Transform us and keep us near to you. Amen.

Written by Rev. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay, Minister for Worship and Theology, United Church of Christ. Posted on the Worship Ways website at https://www.ucc.org/worship-way/transfiguration-sunday-year-a-february-19.

Prayer of Confession

Holy God, we confess that we do not trust You fully.
We put our hope in worldly gain and in human promises,
and find ourselves defeated and lost when things fall apart.

You have given us a love more fully
than anything we could experience in this world
but we do not seek it, we do not hold on to it,
and we look to our own means of assurance and security.

Forgive us.

Call us back to You
that we may put our trust in You and not be afraid.

May we hear the words so clearly
as the disciples did on the day of the Transfiguration;
may we rise up and not be afraid.
In the name of Jesus,
who loves us and offers us forgiveness, we pray. Amen.

Blessing/Assurance of Pardon

You are God’s Beloved;
with you, God is well pleased.
You are renewed and restored.
You are forgiven and loved.
You are a new creation in Christ,
everything old has passed away;
see, everything is becoming new.
Go and share the good news of God’s love. Amen.

Written by Rev. Mindi and posted on Rev-o-lution, http://rev-o-lution.org/. Re-posted on the re:Worship blog at https://re-worship.blogspot.com/2015/02/prayer-of-confession-for.html.

Benediction

Come down from the mountain with mountain-like faith.
Walk on God's paths as bright, shining lights.
Live in God's ways with faith, hope, and love.
Go into the world transformed and renewed!

From the Abingdon Worship Annual. Posted on the Cokesbury website, http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?pageid=830&id=198. Re-posted on the re:Worship blog at https://re-worship.blogspot.com/2015/02/benediction-for-transfiguration-sunday.html.