Above:  Christ Pantocrator

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Hymn = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (1969), Moravian Church in America

Original German Text (1531) by Michael Weisse (1480-1534)

English Translation (1966) by Ewald Valentin Nolte (1909-1991)

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O Jesus Christ, our gracious King,

Our praise and thanks to Thee we bring.

Look with favor on our offering,

In Thy mercy.

Christ Pantocrator

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 29

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/proper-29-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/proper-29-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/proper-29-year-a/

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O Christ, in whom the fullness of the Godhead dwells, we offer ourselves to your service.  Let time be blessed by your presence; let skills enrich the life of humankind.  Receive what we bring as offerings to you.  Make use of them and of us, for the sake of your holy gospel.

Euro Banknotes

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 28:

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/proper-28-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/proper-28-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/proper-28-year-a/

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Redeemer of the nations, great and wonderful are your works.  All that we bring you have provided; only your grace renders our acts worthy of praise.  Receive our tributes as praise and thanksgiving for your benevolent care, and multiply our efforts to your everlasting glory; for we offer our gifts in the name of Jesus Christ, the obedient one.

French Ten Francs Coin, 1958

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 27

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/proper-27-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/proper-27-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/proper-27-year-a/

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Gracious Comforter, we have sought to render true judgment, show kindness, accompany the sojourner, and devise no evil within our own hearts.  May the tribute we render be worthy of the trust you place in us.  Accept our offerings of praise and thanksgiving, as in Christ’s name we pray.

U.S. $2.50 Coin, 1834

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 26

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/proper-26-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/proper-26-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/proper-26-year-a/

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Chosen to serve you, we bring you our tributes.  You are the God who delivers us; glad praises we sing.  All that we have are gifts of your righteousness.  You plumb our potential, our yield increases; we are stewards of your mercy, called to serve.  Accept these offerings as signs of our faithfulness throughout each day.

U.S. $20 Coin, 1904

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 25

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/proper-25-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/proper-25-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/proper-25-year-a/

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Merciful God, teach us to trust you to supply all our needs.  You are the source of manna in our wilderness wanderings, the giver of the bread of life along the pilgrimage of faith.  We bring you our offering with praise and thanksgiving for your constant care and protection.

U.S. $500 Bill, 1934

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 24

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/proper-24-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/proper-24-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/proper-24-year-a/

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Source of all goodness, power, and strength, we come with gifts in response to your love.  You pour out your goodness; we bring you thanksgiving.  You infuse us with power; we offer the fruits of our labor.  You sustain us with strength; all that we do we dedicate to your glory.  Honor us and bless those endeavors, which are a testimony to your abiding grace.

U.S. $100 Bill, 1966

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 23

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/proper-23-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/proper-23-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/proper-23-year-a/

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God of goodness, you bind up the wounds of the afflicted; we come now with thanksgiving, for your boundless acts of mercy.  Receive now our offerings; use them to heal the suffering, to shelter the homeless, to comfort the lonely, and to make whole once again those whose lives are broken.  We give what we have in the name of Christ, who gave all who believe the gift of hope.

Prayer of Confession for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/hostility-fractures-the-body/

U.S. Five Dollar Bill, 1963

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 22:

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/proper-22-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/proper-22-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/proper-22-year-a/

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We sing of your loyalty and justice, O God; we tell of your handiwork to all generations.  You call us to faithfulness; therefore we shall seek to be blameless in all that we do.  Accept our commitment to ministry as your Spirit guides us, and be pleased with the offerings we bring.  Make us useful within the gates of your righteousness, so that justice shall reign throughout the land.

U.S. Dollar Bill, 1928

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Prayer Source = James G. Kirk, When We Gather:  A Book of Prayers for Worship, Year C (Philadelphia, PA:  Geneva Press, 1985)

Corresponds to Proper 21

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/proper-21-year-c/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/proper-21-year-b/

http://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/proper-21-year-a/

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Merciful Provider, all that we have is a gift of your goodness; whatever we acquire we gain by your grace.  You cause the rains to yield abundant harvests; you send the sun to nourish rich growth.  We bring you gifts wrought by your handiwork and dedicate our lives to tending your creation.  Accept us as stewards within your dominion, and bless all our efforts on your behalf.

Prayer of Confession for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/the-greater-our-greed-becomes/