Order of Worship for Sunday, March 22nd 2026

Leader: When fear rises and courage fails, when we forget who we are—
People: Christ still calls us by name.

Leader:When we turn away, deny, or hide—
People: Christ does not turn away from us.

Leader: Come, not as the perfect, but as the willing.
People: We come to worship the One who restores.

Gracious God, We confess that we have not always stood with you. When the moment came to speak, we stayed silent. When the moment came to act, we stepped back. Like Peter, we have said with our lives, “I do not know him.” We feel the weight of those moments— the regret, the shame, the distance they create. And so we bring them before you now. Hear the silent confessions of our hearts…

(silence)

Lord, do not leave us in our remorse. Turn us again toward you. Restore us in your mercy. Call us back into relationship.

In Christ’s name, Amen.

Leader: Even when we turn away, Christ does not turn away from us.
People: In Christ, we are forgiven, restored, and called back into relationship.

Gracious and restoring God, We bring our gifts before you today, not as a way to earn your love, but as a response to the love you have already shown us. Receive these gifts as signs of that return, not perfect offerings, but honest ones.

Use them to bring hope where there is despair, connection where there is isolation, and grace where there is brokenness. And as we offer what we have, continue to shape who we are, turning our hearts again and again toward you. In Christ’s name, Amen.