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 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ☩ Proper 25 ☩ Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2022 A Liturgy For Worship and Meditation God of faithful surprises, throughout the ages you have made known your love and power in unexpected ways and places. May we daily perceive the joy and the wonder of your abiding presence and offer our lives in gratitude for our redemption. Amen. Song (Click Here For Music) Author: Carl P. Daw TUNE: Jerusalem;Composer; C. Hubert H. Parry through all our hopes and prayers and dreams, guide us to justice, truth, and love, delivered from our selfish schemes. May swords of hate fall from our hands, our hearts from envy find release, till by God’s grace our warring world shall see Christ’s promised reign of peace. 2 Then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb, nor shall the fierce devour the small. As beasts and cattle calmly graze, a little child shall lead them all. Then enemies shall learn to love, all creatures find their true accord. The hope of peace shall be fulfilled, for all the earth shall know the Lord. Invitation To Reconciliation God desires that each person and all relationships be in wellness and peace. Therefore, we us name the failings that have attempted to separate us from God and one another. Prayer Of Acknowledgement Most merciful God, we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole hearts; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are sometimes too invested in our own abilities and see ourselves as being better than others. We know that we are seldom humble and see others and their daily plight. Have mercy on us. Redeem us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. The Trisagion Holy God, holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One: have mercy on us. Holy God, holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One: lead us in kindness and gentleness. Holy God, holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One: bring us at last to justice and peace. Amen. Assuring Words Of Promise Our God is a God of compassion and mercy, desiring the healing and wellness of all Creation. In God we are made anew and are free to live our life in faithful obedience. Thanks be to God. Prayer For the Day O Wellspring of salvation, we come to you in joy, for you have heard the prayers of the poor and raised up the lowly. Pour out your Spirit on young and old alike, that our dreams and visions may bring justice and peace to the world. Amen. First Reading—Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O God, for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you. 14:8 O hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler turning aside for the night? 14:9 Why should you be like someone confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot give help? Yet you, O God, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not forsake us! 14:10 Thus says God concerning this people: Truly they have loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet; therefore God does not accept them, now God will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. 14:19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead. 14:20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O God, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you. 14:21 Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. 14:22 Can any idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this. The Psalter—Psalm 84:1-7 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O God of hosts! 84:2 My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of God; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 84:3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O God of hosts, my Sovereign and my God. 84:4 Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Selah 84:5 Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 84:6 As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 84:7 They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion. Second Reading—2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 4:6 As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 4:8 From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which God, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for God's appearing. 4:16 At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Third Reading—Luke 18:9-14 18:9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 18:10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 18:11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."
Prayer Of Intercession For all people everywhere, that we may recognize our need for God and resist relying upon our own efforts to justify ourselves... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For growth in prayer, that the Spirit within us would teach us how to pray so that we may deepen our trust upon God and open us to the length and breadth of God’s merciful kindness... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For greater compassion, that we may proclaim the greatness of God and show God’s love and concern for all who face the burdens of life... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For the grace of humbleness, that we may come before God honestly, surrendering our pride, and recognizing the limits of strengths and abilities... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For a spirit of gratitude, that we may recognize all our gifts, possessions and opportunities as gifts from God and place each of them in the service of others... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For when we are bound by a spirit of self-righteousness, that God will free their hearts, break down the walls of prejudice, and open them to the worth and dignity of each person... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all who are suffering, that God will comfort and strengthen them and bring them safely through to healing and wholeness... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For greater respect for each person, that our hearts will turn to pray for all who rely upon violence and bring healing to all who have suffered harm, abuse or neglect... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all leaders of government—nationally, regionally, and locally, that they will be inspired with new ways to promote the welfare of citizens and the common good... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all who are in need—for the poor, the homeless, the widow, the orphan and those on the margins of society, that our eyes and hearts will be open to their needs and their presence in our communities... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For the homebound, that they may experience the presence of God with them and support from this community... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all who are recovering from storms, floods or wildfires, that in acts of caring and sharing we will give them courage and guide them to the assistance which they need... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all immigrants and refugees, that they may find new homes and enrich these places with their gifts and talents... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For all who are bound by addiction, that the bonds that hold them will be broken, and that we may help them to seek assistance and guide them to people who will support and challenge them to live in a new way... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. For the gift of peace and an end to violence, that hearts from violence will be transformed to hearts of repentance and reconciliation, inspire us to start new ways of helping and the courage to be part of those who are working for peace... ☩ O God, in your mercy and compassion: hear our prayer. Prayer Of Jesus O God, like a loving Parent you are our Source, our Sustainer, and our Perfecter. In heaven you Reign with a Name most holy, transforming your Creation into your Kin-Dom where your will be done, here and now, as it is in heaven. Give us each day the portion we need and may it be shared that all have enough. Forgive us our wrong doings as we forgive those who have wronged us. Test not our trust in you for our best efforts are less than what you desire. Keep us from all evil. For yours is the Dominion, the Power, and the Glory, forevermore. Amen. —translated and adapted by G Lake Dylan Song (Click Here For Music) Author: Arlo D. Duba TUNE: MERLE'S TUNE—Composer: Hal H. Hopson is your abiding place; my soul is longing, fainting, to feast upon your grace. The sparrow finds a shelter a place to build her nest; and so your temple calls us within its walls to rest. 2 In your blest courts to worship, O God, a single day is better than a thousand if I from you should stray. I'd rather keep the entrance and claim you as my Lord than revel in the riches the ways of sin afford. 3 A sun and shield forever are you, O Lord Most High; you shower us with blessings; no good will you deny. The saints, your grace receiving, from strength to strength shall go, and from their life shall rivers of blessing overflow. Dismissal With Blessing Go in peace to share the person you are in God. And, where you go may you see God in all others. Blessings go with you that in you others will be blessed. |
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As a clergyperson with a disability now retired, this is my humble attempt to provide a ministry that some will find helpful. I have always focused on be inclusive and have struggled with the church's tradition of referring to God and humankind with masculine names and pronouns. Since the 1970's, thanks to my dear sister-in-law, I have been aware of the discrimination of women and have worked in the parish and community for equal rights with an equity of access to the resources that add blessing to life. I hope this site is of meaning to those who read it and worship with me and others within it. Peace.