Epiphany #6—Praying for Serenity, Courage, Wisdom, February 7, 2021, 11:00 am (Printable PDF)
(Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am. Livestream will be cross-posted here ASAP once the livestream starts)
PRELUDE: Guide My Feet-African American spiritual, arranged by Lloyd Larson
CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS
Pastor: Traveler, are you passing through? We are on a journey too.
All: Here we meet to feast and rest, each of us, like you, a guest.
Pastor: We have found a deep spring here, constant water, pure and clear,
All: And a fire to keep us warm through the night, the cold and storm.
Pastor: Traveler, have you lost your way? We have room for you to stay.
All: Come on in and spend the night. Wait until the morning light.
Pastor: Tell us where you started from, where you’ve been, how far you’ve come.
All: We will tell what we have learned: where we doubled back and turned.
–adapted from Traveler Poem by Thomas Troeger
HYMN: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need #803
CALL TO CONFESSION AND COMMITMENT
Pastor: Traveler, have you far to go? Up ahead is hard and slow.
All: At our table take a seat. We have more than we can eat.
Pastor: Join us an renew your strength needed for the journey’s length.
All: You, our guest, be host instead. Bless and break and pass the bread.
Pastor: Traveler, have we met before? Sharing bread we share far more,
All: Share our stories, songs and prayers, share our common hopes and cares
Pastor: Till it dawns on us to trace in your eyes and in your face
All: What we sensed but hardly knew: Christ our friend is here in you!
–adapted from Traveler Poem by Thomas Troeger
HYMN: Halle, Halle, Hallelujah #591
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 46 Mark 9:14-29
SUNG RESPONSE TO SCRIPTURE: Be Still, My Soul #819
SERMON: Praying for Serenity, Courage, Wisdom
CHORAL ANTHEM: Lift Your Light—Mary McDonald
WELCOME
INTERCESSORY PRAYER:— with comments by people on FB (You can also email prayer requests to info@westportpresbyterian.org during office hours)
the Lord’s Prayer
SUNG RESPONSE: Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (#851 Sing twice)
OFFERTORY SOLO: Because —text, Paul Laurence Dunbar; music, Florence Price, Neal Long, tenor
Offering link
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Praise be to God who calls us to imagine and believe that another world is possible. We praise the One who calls us into faith filled relationships with each another. God of all times and all places, remind us of the world as you intend it: free from hunger, poverty, violence, and oppression. Deliver these our gifts to the work of bringing hope and reconciliation to all our neighbors. Amen
HYMN: Guide My Feet # 741
BLESSING
SUNG BENEDICTION RESPONSE: Lead Me, Guide Me (#740 Sing Twice)
POSTLUDE: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need—RESIGNATION, set by C. E.
Participants:
Pastor- Scott Myers
Piano- Emily Davidson
Choir- Josh Stark, Neil Long, Jennifer Weiman, Em WitbolsFeugen
Camera/Facebook/Prayer requests: Deanna Capps
Webpage- Martine Roesel
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