Morning Worship Text
March 14, 2021
4th Sunday of Lent
Welcome
Musical Mediation: “In the Garden” Tyler Mills, -Miles, 1913, public domain guitarist
Lighting the Christ Candles
Voice One: In the beginning, God said,
Voice Two: Let there be light, and there was light!
Voice One: We light these candles today,
Voice Two: Because God is with us in this time and in this place!
Call to Worship
Voice 1: When we stand at the edge of fear and worry,
Voice 2: God invites us to step into the waters of faith and trust.
Voice 1: When we stand at the edge of the world's pain and need,
Voice 2: Jesus invites us to step into the land of humble service.
Voice 1: When we stand at the edge of our hunger and thirst:
Voice 2: the Spirit invites us to sit at the Table of grace.
— written by Thom Shuman, and posted on his excellent Lectionary Liturgies website. Visit that site for other great lectionary-based worship resources.
Invocation
Emmanuel, God-ever-with-us: you draw us near to your heart, so that, cradled in compassion, we might see the brokenness of all who are around us.
Jesus Christ, Teacher-beside-us: you draw us near to yourself, so that, by following you, we may discover the deep joy of serving the broken of the world.
Holy Spirit, breathing within-us: you draw near to us with your peace, so that, reconciled and restored to God, we may be the healers to a world shattered by despair.
God in Community, Holy in One: renew, restore and refresh us as we draw near to you in this time. Amen.
— adapted from a prayer written by Thom Shuman, and posted on his excellent Lectionary Liturgies website. Visit that site for other great lectionary-based worship resources.
Scripture: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Meditation
Invitation to the Table
Prayer of Communion Elders Mark Workman & Ele Workman
Words of Institution
The Lord's Supper We share in the bread and cup as we hear the music.
Communion Meditation: “One Bread, One Body” Janie Taulbee, piano/keyboard
-Foley, 1978, Challice Hymnal, p. 393
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 God, we gather at your waters, as a hot and bothered crowd gathers on the beach on a sweltering, summer day.
We pray for our friends and neighbors, our families and neighborhoods... (Pause)
Voice One: In the light of your grace,
Voice Two: Lord, consider our prayers.
O God, we drink at your fountain, as a parched dog laps at the fresh, running water of a spring creek. We pray for our own needs.. (Pause)
Voice One: In the light of your grace,
Voice Two: Lord, consider our prayers.
O God, we await your refreshment, as a tired worker watches for the change of shift. We pray for all whose work has been changed by the pandemic...(Pause)
Voice One: In the light of your grace,
Voice Two: Lord, consider our prayers.
Quench our thirst, satisfy our longings. May we be refreshed and restored in you; and teach us where to find the bucket and how to carry it so that we might draw that water for those who most need it.
Voice One: In the light of your grace,
Voice Two: Lord, consider our prayers. Amen.
— written by Anita Monro and posted on the MAD-e-Lena blog. http://mad-e-lena.blogspot.com/
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
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