Sola Publishing – Alternate Prayers for Epiphany
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These alternate prayers are provided for those who would like to use liturgical petitions and responses specific to the season of Easter. Permission is granted to active subscribers of the Sola Online Worship Resource Site to print, cut and paste, and reproduce these prayers for local congregational use.
Confession and Forgiveness
P: 	Arise, shine, your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. We are gathered in this Season of Light to worship God, the Father, the Son, + and the Holy Spirit. (Isaiah 60:1)
C:  Amen.
P: 	Let us humble ourselves before the Lord of all, confessing our sins of which we are aware and for those things that grieve Him of which we are unaware. 
		(Silence for self-reflection and examination)
P:  Gracious God who sent the Light of the World into the darkness of our human sin, 
C: 	We come before you asking for your gracious mercy for all the things we have done and left undone. We have lived in darkness rather than seeking your light; we have ignored your call to serve our neighbors; and we have neglected to show our gratitude for all you’ve done for us. Forgive us, dear Lord. Let the light of Christ shine upon us and restore us to your salvation, that we might live holy lives here and now, and be with you in eternity. Amen.
P: 	Lift up your eyes all around and see! Your heart shall thrill and exult in the Lord’s mercy. The Holy One of Israel, the Lord your God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit forgives you all your sin and grants you salvation in his holy name. 
C: 	Amen.
Greeting
P: 	May the glorious light of the Son of God shine upon you, the abiding love of the Father fill your hearts, and the	 peace of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 
C: 	And also with you. 
Offertory Prayer
P: 	We give you thanks, O Lord, for your tender mercies and for all that you have so faithfully provided for us. May our gifts be a sign of our love toward you and our desire to do your holy will. In Jesus’ name we pray. 
C: 	Amen.
Post-Communion Prayer
P: 	We give you thanks, Almighty God, that you have fed and refreshed us with this Holy Sacrament. Strengthen us in faith and fervent love toward one another, through your dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, whose body and blood we have humble received. 
C: 	Amen.
Blessing & Dismissal
P: 	Go with the blessing of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and may the Light of God’s Word ever shine within your hearts and lives so that his holy name is praised throughout the world. 
C: 	Amen.
P: 	Go in peace. Let your light shine!
C: 	Thanks be to God!