Morning Worship Text: January 17, 2021
Preparation
Before we begin, gather a candle or small light, your Bible, a cross, a piece of bread and a cup of juice or water. Place them at the center of a calm area in your home and gather comfortable seating for all who will join you. Place your phone, tablet or computer where you can see and hear it. You may want to connect a charger, rather than rely on battery.
Welcome
Musical Meditation
"My Tribute" Janie Taulbee, pianist
-by Andrae Crouch, MY TRIBUTE, 1971.
Focus:
Lighting the Christ Candles We light our candles or lights.
Voice One: In the beginning, God said,
Voice Two: Let there be light, and there was light! V
oice One: We light these candles today,
Voice Two: Because God is with us in this time and in all these places!
Call to Worship
Voice One: Let us worship the One who calls us.
Voice Two: Here we are, ready or not, called by the One who lived and died and rose to live again among us.
Voice One: Here we are, ready or not, bringing our everyday selves to praise and to pray, to know the Holy One in the midst of our lives.
Voice Two: Let us worship the One who calls us.
— from a longer liturgy by Seekers Church, a Christian community in the tradition of the Church of the Saviour.
Invocation
Here we gather, old and young, small and great,
In your presence, Holy God,
to dream your dreams,
receive your power,
and do your deeds.
Here we are Lord.
Shine the light of your love on us.
Kindle your Spirit within us.
Work your redeeming will in us,
that all the world may be one
through the power of your love. Amen.
~ from a longer prayer written by David Inglis. Posted on the Henrietta United Church of Christ website. http://www.henriettaucc.org/PastorsPage/CallsToWorship.shtml
Scripture: I Samuel 3:1-10 & Psalm 139:1-18
I Samuel 3:1-10
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
O Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.
You search out my path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
O Lord, you know it completely.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain it.
For it was you who formed my inward parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
that I know very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
In your book were written
all the days that were formed for me,
when none of them as yet existed.
How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
I try to count them—they are more than the sand;
I come to the end—I am still with you.
-New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Meditation
Invitation to the Table The bread and cup and placed on the table for the Lord’s Supper.
Prayer of Communion Elders this month are Ele Workman and Mark Workman.
Words of Institution We break the bread and lift the cup as the words are spoken.
The Lord Supper We share in the bread and cup as we hear the music.
"One Bread, One Body" Tommy Cook, Guitar; Jim Dersch, Cello & Daniel Hyberger, Violin
© 1978, John B. Foley SJ and OCP Publications and published in the Chalice Hymnal.
Prayer of Thanksgiving & The Lord’s Prayer
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Prayers of the People
O Lord our God, as we sit in quietness our thoughts are far from quiet.
We are wrestling with doubts and fears,
We are looking for answers,
We are hoping against hope
We are seeking strength
We are hungry,
For warm sunshine,
For healed bodies,
For rest from tears.
Your word says the hungry will be filled.
And we ask today for you to fill us.
Fill us with the breath of life,
Fill us with thankful hearts
Fill us with calmness, courage and most of all,
with the knowledge of your presence. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
There are others we know and love who are ill
and we ask O God that you would surround them
with your strong healing presence. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
Grant wisdom to those who need answers to difficult questions.
Grant hope to those who despair
and friendship to those who feel lonely. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
Most of all O Lord God, may we know your love,
your great love with you have for each one. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
We look to you O God to be present in our communities and in our world.
Continue to show us how we
can be part of your work in the world.
Teach us how we can grow into faith,
and become more and more like Jesus. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
We also ask O Lord that you would bless the work of our hands.
Bless all that we offer today –
not only what we give of our money,
but the offerings of our time and our talents. O Lord,
Hear our prayer.
You know the hairs on our head, you count each beat of our heart.
You knit us together when we were being formed,
you know our getting up and our lying down.
You are familiar with all our ways.
There is no place we can hide from you.
You were there at our beginning
and you will be with us through to the end.
May we not lose sight of your constant care. O Lord,
Hear our prayer. Amen.
— excerpted from a longer prayer by Lois Siemens, and posted on the website of the Superb Mennonite Church. http://www.superbmennonite.org/
Challenge for Discipleship
Blessing We speak in unison.
The Light that was in one place and at one time, is now in all places and all times, for God has placed the light in us. We abide in peace! And we go forth into the world as children of God!
Postlude
"Who You Say I Am" _____________________ (performer)
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