Too often at the end of a service we have neglected to remind each other of our job/mission as the church, as we walk out of the door and into the city, and world we live in.

Here is the “sending of the church”– it’s a traditional liturgical prayer, and should be our commission every Sunday after celebrating and worshiping together:

Go out into the world in peace; have courage; hold on to what is good; return no one evil for evil; strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak, and help the suffering; honor all people; love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.

So here we go…