Trial Use Propers 14C Through 19C 2016.02.17

Trial Use Propers 14C through 19C 2016.02.17

Trial Use Propers for Year C:

Proper 15 through Proper 19

Proper 15 (Sunday between 10 and 16 July)

Amos 7.7-17; Psalm 82; Colossians 1.1-14; Luke 10.25-37

Compassionate God,

whose love demands our all:

reveal to us our wounds

and give us grace to know our neighbour

who tends us with foreign hands;

through Jesus Christ, the merciful one. Amen.

Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Divine Judge,

you framed the earth with love and mercy.

Keep us faithful in prayer,

so that we may be filled with the knowledge of your will,

and not ignore or pass by another’s need,

but plumb the depths of love in showing mercy. Amen.

Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002) alt.

Proper 16 (Sunday between 17 and 23 July)

Amos 8.1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1.15-28; Luke 10.38-42

Eternal God,

you draw near to us in Christ

and make yourself our guest:

amid the cares of our daily lives,

alert us to your presence

and make us attentive to your voice,

so that we may treasure your word above all else.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son. Amen.

A Prayer Book for Australia (1995) alt.

Ever-faithful God,

whose being is perfect righteousness:

you reconcile us in your Son

with the helpless and the needy,

with those we would ignore or oppress,

and with those we call our enemies,

so that we, as your hands of love, may serve all people

and sit at the feet of those

who need our compassionate care. Amen.

Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002) alt.

Proper 17 (Sunday between 24 and 30 July)

Hosea 1.2-10; Psalm 85; Colossians 2.6-15, (16-19); Luke 11.1-13

Lord of heaven and earth,

as Jesus taught the disciples to be persistent in prayer,

give us patience and courage never to lose hope,

but always to bring our prayers before you;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Common Worship: Additional Collects (2004) alt.

Lord of gifts,

share with us a hunger

for the bread of your kingdom

and give to us a yearning impatience with injustice;

through Jesus Christ, our Jubilee. Amen.

Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

III

Provident God,

with the prayer your Son taught us always on our lips,

help us so to seek that we may truly find,

so to ask that we may joyfully receive,

and so to knock that the door of mercy

may be opened for us;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer Book for Australia (1995) alt.

Proper 18 (Sunday between 31 July and 6 August)

Hosea 11.1-11; Psalm 107.1-9, 43; Colossians 3.1-11; Luke 12.13-21

Living God,

you have placed in our hands

the wealth we call our own:

give us wisdom,

so that our possessions may not be a curse,

but a means of blessing in our lives

and the lives of others.

Grant this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer Book for Australia (1995) alt.

Lord of abundance,

you demand our life entire and whole:

lead us out from prisons of greed

to a place of riches uncontained and always new;

through Jesus Christ, our wealth. Amen.

Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Proper 19 (Sunday between 7 and 13 August)

Isaiah 1.1, 10-20; Psalm 50.1-8, 23-24; Hebrews 11.1-3, 8-16; Luke 12.32-40

Watchful God,

kindle a new flame in our complacent hearts

and take from our hands the burden of worthless things,

so that we may be ready to receive a greater gift:

the love of Jesus Christ, our Servant King. Amen.

Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Father,

by faith Abraham set out from his home

to seek the land of your promise.

May we, like him, look for the city

that none but you can design and build.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer Book for Australia (1995) alt.

Prayers over the Gifts

Holy God,

gracious and merciful,

you bring forth food from the earth

and nourish your whole creation.

Turn our hearts toward those

who hunger in any way,

so that all may know your care;

and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life,

Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006) alt.

God of all creation,

all you have made is good,

and your love endures forever.

You bring forth bread from the earth

and fruit from the vine.

Nourish us with these gifts,

so that we might be for the world

signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ,

our Saviour and Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006) alt.

III

Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things.

Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts:

our selves, our time, and our possessions.

Use us, and what we have gathered,

in feeding the world with your love,

through the one who gave himself for us,

Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006) alt.

Prayers after Communion

We give you thanks, almighty God,

that you have refreshed us

through the healing power of this gift of life.

In your mercy,strengthen us through this gift,

in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another;

for the sake of Jesus Christour Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)

O God,

we give you thanks

that you have set before us this feast,

the body and blood of your Son.

By your Spirit strengthen us to serve all in need

and to give ourselves ways as bread for the hungry,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)

III

God of abundance,

with this bread of life and cup of salvation

you have united us with Christ,

making us one with all your people.

Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit,

so that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world

and continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ,our Lord. Amen.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006) alt.