February 14

It's amazing how much we have a hard time trusting God. He's proven his faithfulness over and over; the entire Bible can be read as a story of deliverance made up of many smaller stories of deliverance. The liturgy this week reflects on a few of these stories.

Hear Our Praises

Cannons

Confession

Faithful God,

Abraham cried out to you for a son
and you blessed him with nations;

Israel cried out to you for deliverance
and you led them to a land of milk and honey;

Esther fasted and cried out to you for freedom
and you delivered Israel from annihilation;

The disciples cried out to you in one place
and you poured out your Spirit on the church.

Why, then, do we have such trouble
trusting you, God?

We confess that we have failed
to let the stories of your people
become our story.

We turn back to you today in trust.
Restore us, encourage us, and guide us,
by your word, your Spirit, and our community.

Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the praise of Israel.
In you our fathers put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
They cried to you and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not disappointed.

I will declare your name to my brothers;

in the congregation I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

(from Psalm 22)

From the Depths (Sojourn Music)

Our Great Savior

Response: Sanctuary (Eugene Kim)