Open a bible in the center of your group. Light a candle beside it. Place your key rings beside the bible as a symbol of all you have power to open and close. Share what one of these keys unlocks for you or empowers you to do or be.
LEADER: Loving God, we come to hear and do your word. Let us name aloud the dreams, desires, and relationships your word opens for us.
Take turns responding.
LEADER: Jesus, you rescue us from the power of darkness and enable us to share the lot of the saints in light.
ALL: Here we are, your bone and your flesh.
LEADER: Through you we are redeemed and our sins are forgiven.
ALL: Here we are, your bone and your flesh.
LEADER: You are the fullness of life; you reconcile all things in yourself.
ALL: Here we are, your bone and your flesh.
LEADER: You make peace through the blood of the cross.
ALL: Here we are, your bone and your flesh.