Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death. (Colossians 1:21-22)

Lord, we are created in your image—and you are created in the image of the invisible God our Father. By you and in you and for you all things where created. All things were created by Christ and for Christ. Christ was before all things. In you all things hang together, be it creation, nations, families, or a marriage. 

Lord Jesus, you are the head of the body, your church. Therefore, we beg you to reclaim this assembly for your own. In everything, you reign supreme.

We declare right here, right now, that you reign supreme in this crew and congregation. 

Through you, God our father has reconciled all things to himself. Lord, you are our peace offering. Once we were enemies of God, but now through your shed blood on the cross, we are holy, blameless, without blemish, free from accusation… free from sin.

Because of you, we are welcomed back into the arms of our Father.

Thank you Jesus for becoming our bridge back to the Father.

Amen and amen.