Eternal God,
Unchanging and
constant in your love, You hold our times in your hands.
In your son
Jesus Christ your love took on flesh and became one of us
Christ
lived, taught, healed and delivered, welcomed back the lost,
Christ
suffered and died and rose again
that we
might have a fresh start and know abundant and eternal life.
You have
poured out your Holy Spirit, your abiding presence with us
And we
praise you for your lifelong love, presence and guidance.
We praise
you for the joy of childhood
Formative
years where your love is known in the care of parent
In the
embrace of family and friends
Where life
seems to be unfolding before us and we grow every day
A precious time to be guided and guarded
A time when
those who suffer harm and deprivation
Need your
great love in hands and hearts that reach out with compassion
We give you
thanks for the vitality of youth
Transforming
and becoming, blossoming and starting out
The
adventures of forging our identity and who we are
New horizons
stretching out before us, owning our own faith
A vibrant
time full of potential and hope
A time when
we need to know your love in the gentle voice of a mentor
Where your
Spirit invites us to explore and hope in
ideals
We give you
thanks for adulthood
For the growing
ability to take on the responsibilities of life
Of finding
meaning and purpose in what we do and achieve
In finding
love and starting families, in being single and going solo
A time when
we look to you O God, to lead and guide us
To bring us
the wisdom we need and mature us in your love
To help us
contribute, make a difference and leave a legacy
On this day
of the senior person we give you praise for age
For looking
back on a life well lived, being nana or grandad
Facing new
different challenges as the years bring their changes
Having so
much still to give, to be of use and valued
and yes, now
slowing needing more to take care of us
A time when
our faith has been tested and is strongest
Where we
need your presence God to see this long journey through
We give you
praise O God for your love our whole life through
Your love is fresh each morning, right for each age we pass through
We confess
we have sinned and done wrong, and left good undone
We have
neglected and abused those who need us the most
We ask for
your forgiveness and thank you that you do
Fill us
afresh with your Spirit’s presence and renew us we pray
To live and
witness to Jesus Christ, to the glory of God, father son and Holy Spirit
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