Order or Worship Prelude - The Peace May Be Exchanged (Locklair) Call to Worship Kristin Ream Responses: Some of us have never left our home state. Some of us have traveled to other continents. Some of us follow all of the rules. Some of us have broken most of them. Some of us worry we have gone too far. Some of us wonder if we haven’t gone far enough. Hymn 401 - Here in This Place Here in this place new light is streaming Now is the darkness vanished away see in this space our fears and our dreamings, brought here to you in the light of this day Gather us in, the lost and forsaken gather us in, the blind and the lame; call to us now, and we shall awaken we shall arise at the sound of our name. We are the young - our lives are a mystery. we are the old - who yearn for your face, we have been sung throughout all of history called to be light to the whole human race. Gather us in, the rich and the haughty, gather us in, the proud and the strong give us a heart so meek and so lowly give us the courage to enter the song. Here we will take the wine and the water here we will take the bread of new birth, here you shall call your sons and your daughters call us anew to be salt for the earth. Give us to drink the wine of compassion give us to eat the bread that is you; nourish us well and teach us to fashion lives that are holy and hearts that are true. Not in the dark of buildings confining not in some heaven light years away but here in this place the new light is shining now is the kingdom, now is the day. Gather us in and hold us forever, gather us in and make us your own gather us in - all peoples together fire of love in our flesh and our bone.
Creator God, You already know that we have a lot of big ideas. You gave us the gifts of creativity and imagination, and you invite us to be part of your wondering and wandering in the world. Today, we ask you to be present here, in this place. We ask that you ground our hearts to you, and let our imaginations wonder what new thing you are about to do. Help us to open our eyes, our minds, our ears, and our hearts to follow you faithfully. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Gloria Patri
Exchange of Peace
Response: And also with you.
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Scripture - Isaiah 43:18-21
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