Liturgy for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (Luke)
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Scripture for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year C, Proper 7)
1 Kings 19:1–4, (5–7), 8–15a – Elijah flees into the wilderness, overwhelmed by fear and despair. God does not meet him in wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a gentle whisper, restoring him to mission.
Psalm 42 and 43 – A combined lament of longing and hope, expressing the soul’s thirst for God amidst deep sorrow and the faithful cry: “Hope in God, for I shall again praise him.”
Isaiah 65:1–9 (alternate) – God declares how the people have ignored divine presence and pursued their own paths, yet a remnant will be preserved, like new wine in a cluster.
Psalm 22:19–28 (alternate) – A cry for deliverance and a declaration of God’s faithfulness, culminating in praise that reaches to the ends of the earth.
Galatians 3:23–29 – In Christ, we are no longer under a disciplinarian. We are clothed with Christ, and all human distinctions fade in the new identity as children of God.
Luke 8:26–39 – Jesus restores a man possessed by demons. The people are fearful and ask Jesus to leave, but the healed man is sent to proclaim what God has done.
Call to Worship
One: Come, all who are weary, burdened, or afraid—like Elijah in the desert, like the psalmist crying out from the depths.
All: Our souls thirst for the living God. Hope in God, for we shall again praise him.
One: Come, not to escape the world, but to encounter the One who speaks even in the silence.
All: We gather in faith, longing for healing, wholeness, and peace.
One: Jesus restores the broken and sends them to proclaim God’s mercy.
All: Let us worship God with open hearts and listening spirits.
Opening Prayer
One: God of the quiet whisper and the crashing wave, meet us in this hour with your peace and your power.
All: Like Elijah, we come tired and uncertain. Like the psalmist, we long for your presence. Like the man healed by Jesus, we are ready to tell what you have done.
One: Renew us by your Spirit, and help us worship you in truth and grace.
All: Amen.
Prayer of Confession
One: Holy God, you speak to us in thunder and silence, in fire and stillness, but we often miss your voice.
All: We rush past your whisper. We ignore your healing power. We choose fear over faith and comfort over calling. Forgive us. Restore us. Speak again, and help us listen.
Amen.
Assurance of Grace
One: The same God who met Elijah in the wilderness, who lifted the psalmist from despair, who clothed us in Christ, and who set a broken man free— is the God who forgives.
All: In Jesus Christ, we are made whole.
Thanks be to God!
Prayer for Illumination
One: Living God, by your Spirit, open your Word to us.
All: Open our minds to understand, our hearts to receive, and our lives to respond in faith.
Amen.
Affirmation of Faith
(Adapted from Galatians 3)
One: We believe that in Christ Jesus,
we are all children of God through faith.
All: As many as have been baptized into Christ
have clothed themselves with Christ.
One: There is no longer Jew or Greek,
no longer slave or free,
no longer male and female—
All: For we are all one in Christ Jesus.
One: And if we belong to Christ,
then we are heirs according to the promise.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
Prayers of the People (Suggested Themes)
Gratitude for God’s voice, even in silence
Prayer for those in despair or isolation
Hope for those longing for healing and peace
Intercession for the marginalized and oppressed
Courage to testify, like the healed man in Luke, to what God has done
Benediction
One: Go now in the name of the One who seeks you in the wilderness,
calls you out of tombs, and clothes you with new life.
All: We go in the name of the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit—
to love and to serve. Amen.
