Remembering at Winchburgh

All-Knowing God,
We come before you today,
With all that we are,
With all our burdens.

This is a time of Remembering for us.
We remember good times, and hard times.
You know our deepest thoughts,
Our most secret memories.

You have journeyed with us.
You have walked with us.
You have cried with us.
You have carried us.

We do not need to tell you of these hard times.
You were there - with us - for us.
Indeed, in some mysterious way, you were there before us.
And in the same mysterious way, you are there still.

Time is not the same for you as it is for us.
You created the universe before there was time.
And when the sands of time run out, you will still be there.
You don’t have to remember -
You are then, You are now, You are forever.

We bring you our burdens today,
For you are able to lift them from our shoulders.
Indeed you want to lift them from us.
You offer us freedom from our bitterness and pain.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, grant us your peace.
Our peace is not enough.
Our peace is fragile and partial;
A mere papering over the cracks.

Your peace is strong and complete.
Your peace is deep and everlasting.
Your peace sets us free from our regrets and worries;
Sets us free from bitterness and hatred;
Sets us free from the past to journey into the future.

Holy Spirit of God,
Assure us of your forgiveness
as we forgive others who have wronged us.
Fill us with your comfort, your love, and your power.

On this day of Remembrance, as we remember those who have gone before us, we pray together the prayer that you gave us 2000 years ago:

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen