Greeting
Come, you with dirty feet, aching backs, and weary
souls. We come bearing a heavy load of worry, frustration, and isolation. Come, you are hungry, thirsty, longing to meet the One who will feed you, body
and soul. We come with emptiness in our stomachs and our hearts, desperate to be
filled. Come to meet Jesus who kneels to wash our dirt and
grime, who feeds us with bread and with love that never ends. We come to receive the balm for our anxiety, the
provision for our hunger, the antidote for our loneliness. Come to receive a new commandment: love one another as
Christ has loved you. We come to embrace this new commandment so that
everyone will know we are disciples of Jesus Christ, God Incarnate who came to
live and love among us. Amen.
Hymn: “When I Survey the WondrousCross,” #298
The Apostles’ Creed, #881
Gloria Patri: #70
Confession and Pardon
Let us pray. Merciful God, we confess that we have failed to love as You teach us to love. We ignore the needs of our neighbors. We shy away from those who are hurting. We meet the suffering of others with trite answers to distance ourselves from their pain. We neglect creation, taking advantage of the earth’s resources without caring for it in return. We fail to love ourselves as You love us, tending to our own pain and distress by numbing our feelings instead of drawing close to You, the source of our well-being. Forgive us we pray. Free us to joyfully follow You into a life of love and service, building a world in which all creation can flourish. Amen. Receive this good news: Jesus, who comes to us, washes our feet, and invites us to sit at the table, is the source of our salvation, saving us from our sins and reconciling us to God. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Thanks be to God.
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
(The pastor gives thanks and remembers God’s acts of salvation and concludes) … and so, with
Your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise Your name and join their unending hymn: Holy,
holy, holy Lord, God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of Your
glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who come in the name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
(The institution of the Lord’s supper is recalled. The pastor concludes) … and so, in remembrance of these Your mighty acts in Christ Jesus, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
(The pastor invokes the present work of the Holy Spirit and then praises the Trinity, concluding): … all honor and glory is Yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.
Sharing the Bread and Cup
"My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?" - Psalm 22:1 (NKJV)
Hymn: “Were You There,” #288
The Passion of Jesus Christ: Mark 14:1 – 15:47
Stripping the Altar
Hymn: “What Wondrous Love Is This,” #292
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