Order of Worship for Sunday, February 22nd 2026

Leader: In this season of turning, we come before God.
People: We come with our wounds and our weariness.

Leader: Christ asks us a question we cannot ignore.
People: “Do you want to be made well?”

Leader: We stand in the tension of that question.
People: Lord, give us courage to answer honestly.

Merciful God, we confess that we have grown accustomed to patterns that diminish us. We say we want healing, but we resist change. We say we want freedom, but cling to what is familiar. We blame our circumstances. We avoid responsibility. We numb ourselves instead of turning toward you.

Hear the silent confessions of our hearts…

(Silence)

Speak your restoring Word, and teach us to rise. Amen.

Leader: Christ does not shame the wounded or abandon the waiting. He speaks life even to those who have forgotten how to hope.
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, restored, and invited to walk in newness of life. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Faithful God, the royal official trusted your Word before he saw the evidence. Teach us that kind of trust. As we offer these gifts, we do not yet see all the ways you will use them. But we believe you are at work. Multiply what is given for the healing of this community, for the strengthening of your church, and for the quiet transformation of lives. We place our trust in you. Amen.