Sermons on Psalms
Scripture Reading Psalm 130 (John Foley, S.J.) Refrain: If you, O God, laid bare our guilt,O who could endure it? O who could endure it? Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord, hear my plea.Let your ear be attentive to the sound of my call. Refrain If you, O God, laid bare our…
Scripture Reading Psalm 23 (NRSV) 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil;for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort…
Scripture Reading (from James Taylor’s Everyday Psalms) Psalm 121 1Somewhere out there, past the highest peaks, someone watches over me. God made these peaks and these valleys, this air and this earth. Yet God is close enough to guide my feet, every step I take along life’s precipitous paths. I may grow weary, but God…
Genesis 2:4-15 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord[a] God made the earth and the heavens, 5 when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no vegetation of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon…
Psalm 139 Lord, you have examined me and you know me.2 You know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts.3 You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions.4 Even before I speak, you already know what I will say.5 You are all around me on every side; you protect me with your power.6 Your…
Reading from the Scriptures: Psalm 150 150 Shout praises to the Lord! Praise God in his temple. Praise him in heaven, his mighty fortress.2 Praise our God! His deeds are wonderful, too marvelous to describe. 3 Praise God with trumpets and all kinds of harps.4 Praise him with tambourines and dancing, with stringed instruments and woodwinds.5 Praise God with cymbals, with clashing cymbals.6 Let every living creaturepraise the Lord. Shout praises to the Lord!
Welcome to Ash Wednesday service as together we gather in this very holy time to mark our journey into Lent. As we begin, you may want to have a few things: paper, a candle, some oil, (water), ashes if you have them, but I want you to participate in whatever ways that are holy to you. If all you can find is a washable marker, that’s perfect. You can make a cross on your hand or forehand and it washes off when you need it to (with soap!) If you have some palm branches you can have them ready and burn them in advance…
Our service this morning is hosted by Trinity United Church, Rev. Sydney Elias presiding. Order of Service:Welcome and Call to WorshipPrayer Gracious God, you come to us when we least expect itcalling us out of our routines and our plans,inviting us to follow Christ on a journey of faith.We praise you for the many ways…
Our service this morning is hosted by Trinity United Church, Rev. Sydney Elias presiding. Order of Service:Welcome and Call to Worship PrayerGod of this world and the next, we give you thanks for the promise,the challenge and the blessings of this and every day.May this be a day of hope, of expectation, of relishing each…