Prayer of Dedication
Loving Divine, you invite us to partner with you in the work of enacting the realm of God on earth. Accept and bless our tithes and offerings; use them and use us to challenge the status quo here in southwest Florida and throughout your global neighborhood. Stretching toward wholeness may
- the way of loneliness meet community
- the way of hatred be overcome by love
- the way of poverty encounter the possibility of enough.
This we ask in your many names. Amen.
Note: Written for use in worship at Naples United Church of Christ. The service of worship is constructed around a single biblical text: Matthew 5:43-48.