Sunday Morning
Greeting and Doxology
PSALM 63: 1-9
Your love is better than life, my speech is full of praise.
God, my God, you I crave;
My soul thirsts for you,
my body aches for you
like a dry weary land.
Let me gaze on you in your temple:
a vision of strength and glory.
Your love is better than life,
my speech is full of praise.
I give you a lifetime of worship,
my hands raised in your name.
I feast at a rich table,
my lips sing of your praise.
On my bed I lie awake,
your memory fills the night.
You have been my help,
I rejoice beneath your wings.
Yes, I cling to you,
Your right hand holds me fast.
READING
Revelation 7: 9-12
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH
All praise and glory to you, God of all creation.
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who shepherds the people and sets them free.
God raises from David’s house
a child with power to save.
Through the holy prophets
God promised in ages past
to save us from enemy hands,
from the grip of all who hate us.
The Lord favored our ancestors
recalling the sacred covenant,
the pledge to our ancestor Abraham,
to free us from our enemies,
so we might worship without fear
and be holy and just all our days.
And you child, will be called
Prophet of the Most High,
for you will come to prepare
a pathway for the Lord
by teaching the people salvation
through forgiveness of their sin.
Out of God’s deepest mercy
a dawn will come from on high,
light for those shadowed by death,
a guide for our feet on the way to peace.
INTERCESSIONS
As morning breaks, we give thanks for the gift of this day, and we pray.
You offer the prospect of a fresh start each day:
--Help us to see the possibilities for renewing ourselves today.
You touch creation with the gentle light of dawn:
--Bring the healing light of insight into the darkness of our lives.
You fill the air with expectation, with mystery:
--Teach us to delight in the anticipation of each day’s surprises.
You cover the earth with morning dew:
--Wrap us in the blanket of your nurturing love.
You shroud the horizon in a silent mist:
--Lead our hearts to quiet contemplation of your goodness.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PRAYER
God of all creation, at the dawning of this new day fill us with wonder and gratitude for the abundance of your blessings. We lift our hearts and voices to praise you for the beauty of the earth, the harvests of field and orchard. Give us hearts that long to share our abundance with those who suffer from want and hopelessness. We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
BLESSING
May the God of Mercy bless and protect us all. Amen.
May the God of peace comfort us in times of trial. Amen.
May the God of love shine forth in our lives. Amen.
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