Commissioning Litany

As the countdown to Detroit is nearing double zeros, those who going on the trip will be taking part of a Commissioning Litany during our regular Sunday morning worship services.  In that part of the service we'll say...

"We send these young people and adults forth on their journey to the Motor City  to experience the body of Christ beyond this place. We pray that they will return to us with a new commitment to serve all God’s people, following the example Jesus,  and with new skills to be able to strive for justice and peace in all the earth."

Then we will ask God to...

"...grant peace and safety to those attending the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering and bless them, form them by your hand, guide them by your Word, renew them by your Spirit,  protect them as they travel, make their ways safe, and their homecomings joyful."

God has indeed looked with favor on our family of faith at Advent Lutheran Church and God has blessed us through the lives of these young people.  As they have been a blessing to us, so now we send them forth as missionaries to the larger church, and to be a blessing to the people of Detroit, through Jesus Christ, our truth and life. Amen.