By Katie Minnis

Opening Prayer

Infinite God,

You have brought us into abundance. You have given us physical and spiritual nourishment You have led us to flowing waters of grace. We come to worship today, seeking these things for our souls. May we accept what you offer us today in its entirety, that we might share with others.

Amen.

Call to Worship/ Breath Prayer

Leader: Family, breathe in the love of God with me.
People: (deep breath in)
Leader: Beloved Children of God, breathe out your self-doubts.
People: (deep breath out)
Leader: Knowing that you are loved by the God of the Universe, I welcome you to worship today.
People: Our hearts are ready.
AMEN.

Prayer of Confession/ Prayer of the People

God of Life,
We confess that we have gone after worthless trinkets, often losing our own worth in our
materialistic desires.
Instead of claiming our true identity as Children of God, we define ourselves by other titles.
We are more than our jobs, our families, our stuff, our lack of stuff.
We are more than our hair, our size, our skin, or even our age.
While these things inform who we are, they are not what ultimately defines us.
You define us.
You are the God of Life, the true Living Water.
Our own vessels can never quench the thirst we have for your Living Water.
We try to drink from our own cisterns, cracked as they are.
May we embrace what it means to partake of water that lives and moves,
not limiting ourselves to lives of stagnancy like water in a jar.
God of Life, keep flowing around us, that we may float in your Living Water!
Amen.