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INVOCATION LEADER:
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Breath of God, Breath of life, Breath of deepest yearning, Come, Holy Spirit. Comforter, Disturber, Interpreter, Enthuser, Come, Holy Spirit.
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LEADER:
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Heavenly Friend, Lamplighter, Revealer of truth, Midwife of change, Come, Holy Spirit.
LEADER: ALL:
the Lord is here, God’s Spirit is with us.
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PRAYER LEADER:
Let us pray. Lord, teach us the silence of humility,
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the silence of wisdom,
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the silence of love,
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the silence that speaks without words,
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the silence of faith.
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Lord teach us to silence our own hearts and minds that we may listen for the movement of your Holy Spirit, and feel your presence in the depths of our being.
SILENCE
WORD OF GOD READER:
This is God’s Word and it can be trusted.
READING:
Mark 1:21-25, 29-32
READER:
This is God’s Word and it can be trusted.
SILENCE “JESUS’ HEALING MINISTRY: CAPERNAUM”
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PRAYER OF CONCERN LEADER:
Let us keep silence before God, and through our minds and imaginations offer prayers which words might not contain. Let us pray. There is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time for gratitude… (silence followed by chant as follows)
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A time for what we have to lay down… (silence followed by chant)
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A time for what we have to pick up… (silence followed by chant)
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A time for confronting what we are avoiding… (silence followed by chant)
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A time for recognizing what we hope for… (silence followed by chant)
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In our time and in your time, God fulfill our prayers and let your kingdom come.
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Amen.
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BLESSING LEADER:
Now may the Spirit of God, who brooded over the waters and brought order out of chaos, find a home in our hearts and settle our minds as we sleep that tomorrow we may wake and live to God’s glory.
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