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=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Psalm 146:5-9====
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====Psalm 72:16-19====
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May there be abundance of grain on the earth, growing thick even on the hilltops
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    May its fruit flourish like Lebanon, and its grain like grass upon the earth.
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May his name remain for ever and be established as long as the sun endures
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    May all the nations bless themselves in him and call him blessed.
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Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel
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    who alone does wondrous deeds!
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And blessed be his glorious name for ever!
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    And may all the earth be filled with his glory.
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Amen.
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    Amen.
  
 
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
 
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'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
 
'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
  
====Ephesians 6:1-9====
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====John 17:20-26====
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“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/ephesians6.mp3</mp3>
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“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.
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<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/John17.mp3</mp3>
  
 
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
 
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning

Revision as of 18:07, 12 February 2012

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Reflection

Valentine of Rome (d.269) -- A Christian priest in Rome, Valentine was known for assisting Christians persecuted under Claudius II. After being caught marrying Christian couples and helping Christians escape the persecution, Valentine was arrested and imprisoned. Although Emperor Claudius originally liked Valentine, he was condemned to death when he tried to convert the emperor. Valentine was beaten with stones, clubbed, and finally beheaded on February 14, 269. In the year 496, February 14 was named as a day of celebration in Valentine's honor. He has since become the patron saint of engaged couples, beekeepers, happy marriages, lovers, travelers, young people, and greetings.

[silent reflection]

Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning

People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.

Opening Song

Love Divine All Loves Excelling

Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning

People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.

We Hear God's Word

Psalm 72:16-19

May there be abundance of grain on the earth, growing thick even on the hilltops
    May its fruit flourish like Lebanon, and its grain like grass upon the earth.
May his name remain for ever and be established as long as the sun endures
    May all the nations bless themselves in him and call him blessed.
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel
    who alone does wondrous deeds!
And blessed be his glorious name for ever!
    And may all the earth be filled with his glory.
Amen.
    Amen.

Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning

People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.

John 17:20-26

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/John17.mp3</mp3>

Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning

People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.

We Respond in Prayer

G.K. Chesterton said, "Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair."

Prayers for One Another

(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)

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 debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.

Closing Prayer

Lord, help us distinguish between the love that keeps merely human affection in the center of things and the love you bore in your sacrificial life, death, and resurrection. Amen.

We Go in Peace

Passing the Peace of Christ

(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line. If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line).

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]

wherever he may send you, [name]

may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]

protect you through the storm, [name]

may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]

at the wonders he has shown you, [name]

may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]

once again into our doors, [name].