Include Election Activities in Your Worship
If your congregation would like to lift up election concerns or include
your campaign involvement in worship, consider these worship elements:
Litany
Gracious God, you are the source of all blessing. Among the many gifts
that you have given us, we in this nation are blessed with the ability to
have a voice in our government.
Let us be good stewards of our citizenship and use it for the common good.
God of steadfast love, whenever your people have gone astray, you have
sent your prophets to call us back to the way of justice and righteousness.
Let your church be a voice for justice in public life.
Almighty God, you are the source of all power and authority. All of our
earthly differences melt away in your presence.
Let us be bound together in your name alone, making a place at the table
for all your children.
God of wisdom, you have raised up citizens to be leaders of cities, states,
and nations. Guide our candidates for public office and all officials to
be faithful and courageous leaders, and give them the strength to do not
what is expedient but what is right.
Let us bring our moral convictions to public life, encouraging our representatives to work for the common good.
Holy God, it is our privilege to participate in your work in the world. Free
us from the cynicism that makes us despair of ever seeing justice and lets
us serve only our narrow interests. Encourage us with the knowledge that
what we are engaged in is larger than ourselves.
Let us join together to exercise faithful citizenship in the service of your
mission.
God of unquenchable hope, you are with us in times of plenty and in
times of need. Continue to uphold your people who are hungry now,
and use our lives as a witness to your love for them, seeking shalom and
justice for all.
Let us be your vessels to bring blessing to hungry and poor people.
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