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August 22.rtf
Friday, August 20, 2010
August 22, 2010 For humans, and Israel in particular, blessing God is a moral act. It is something we learn to do, and by doing it we are formed or reformed according to our true nature. Blessing is essentially the transformative experience of knowing and honoring God as the Giver; it means valuing the steady flow that sustains the world even above the gift of life that each of us receives and is in time constrained to relinquish. -Ellen Davis PAYING ATTENTION Prelude Call to Worship Leader: Let the light fall warm and red on the rock, let the birds sing their evening song and let God's people say Amen. ALL: AMEN. Leader: Let the tools be stored away, let the work be over and done and let God's people say Amen. ALL: AMEN Leader: Let the flowers close and the stars appear, let hearts be glad and minds be calm and let God's people say Amen. ALL: AMEN Psalm 148 CELEBRATING LIFE Hymn : Over My Head STJ 18 Hymn : Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather HWB 7 Offering LAMENTING DESTRUCTION Isaiah 24:1-6 Confession Leader: O God, your fertile earth is slowly being stripped of its riches, ALL: OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE. Leader: O God, your living waters are slowly being choked with chemicals, ALL: OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE. Leader: O God, your clear air is slowly being filled with pollutants, ALL: OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE. Leader: O God, your creatures are slowly dying and your people are suffering. ALL: OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE. Leader: God our maker, so move us by the wonder of creation, A LL: THAT WE REPENT AND CARE MORE DEEPLY. Leader: So move us to grieve the loss of life, ALL: THAT WE LEARN TO CHERISH AND PROTECT YOUR WORLD. LISTENING A Time for God's Children An interview with Shaun Warkentin Special Music Connie Warkentin SHARING OUR LIVES A FINAL BLESSING This we know, the earth does not belong to us, WE BELONG TO THE EARTH. This we know, all things are connected, LIKE THE BLOOD THAT UNITES ONE FAMILY This we know, we did not weave the web of life, WE ARE MERELY A STRAND IN IT. Let us give thanks for the gift of creation, LET US GIVE THANKS THAT ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER IN CHRIST. Hymn Now on land and sea HWB 655 Return |
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