Enough: Worship Resources
Offertory Prayers
Option 1
Remind us that you call us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Help us, God, to exhibit the characteristics of gentleness, joy, generosity, and self-control. Bless this offering which supports those various ministries that enable people to live by the Spirit. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
-www.davidsbell.org/Offertory_Prayers.html
Option 2
Great music and little birds remind us of your majesty. Huge sums of money and a widow’s coin are both honored when given to tell of your love, your justice, and your mercy. Receive these offerings as signs that we remember that you are greater than our music and our money, for you are the root of it all. Most of all, we marvel that you love us. We are saying thank you, God, as we present this offering in Jesus’ name. Amen. -99 W&S Herb Mather
Option 3 Prayer of Ignatius of Loyola
Teach us, good Lord, to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward, except that of knowing that we do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Option 4
We offer our whole selves to you, O God, creator of everything. It is a joy and a blessing to share our gifts with one another. As we offer these things for the work of your church, help us to be mindful of all that we can do together as the Body of Christ. Amen.
-www.seasonsonline.ca/files/all-saints-day_cong-life_yr-c.pdf
Option 5
Oh Lord, giver of life and source of our freedom, we are reminded that yours is “the earth in its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it.” We know that it is from your hand that we have received all we have and are and will be. Gracious and loving God, we understand that you call us to be the stewards of your abundance, the caretakers of all you have entrusted to us. Help us always to use your gifts wisely and teach us to share them generously. May our faithful stewardship bear witness to the love of Christ in our lives. We pray this with grateful hearts in Jesus’ name. Amen. -St. Ignatius of Loyola
Enough: Worship Resources
Unison Benediction
(Ephesians 4)
Let’s walk, even run, out of here and get on that road God calls us to travel. We don’t want to be caught sitting on our hands. Let’s move steadily, with purpose, pouring ourselves out in acts of love, alert in noticing those in need, and quick at mending brokenness. We are called to travel together, in the same direction. The God who calls us, calls us one. Let us go in love and peace and joy.