Ubc Liturgy Stuff
June 28, 2020
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on June 28th (in the order they are needed), as well as some resources for kids! (this includes some stuff that is print-able—if you need Taylor to print stuff for you in the future, just let us know, and we’ll get that set up).
Waking Life
you’re a hammerblow
to the barricade
i’ve built up in my mind
to separate
that which i hold with warm embrace
from that which i have reduced to an empty phrase
you’re a falling blade
to the knot i tied
to secure a heavy shade over my eyes
and as if i had never tasted light
a stabbing pain slowly gives way to a truer sight
and you’re the waking life, piercing sleep
reality, reframing the dream
and as i rise i don’t recognize my speech
find a garden shed where i once kept my armory
you’re an ember thrown
from a funeral pyre
that infiltrates the cavalcade of an outrage choir
through the withered aisles of my fevered mind
now that hollow rage is wholly remade
into a signal fire
and you’re the waking life, piercing sleep
reality, reframing the dream
and as i rise i don’t recognize my speech
find a garden shed where i once kept my armory
and like the waking life, piercing sleep
like reality, reframing the dream
i don’t understand what is happening
but something’s changed in a place i cannot reach
there’s this ache where i once kept my apathy
like there’s a depth to life and breath in everything
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship
the God who sees
the Eternal One in whom
are life and breath and everything
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
hoping the Spirit of God would form
our hearts and minds in the way of Christ
that we might join the work of God in the world
with our ordinary lives
Amen
What the Dry Years Took Away
eternal, uncreated
who traced the frame before there was a frame
and never did forget it
though the shape was mired along the way
would you now yet speak it
reassert the vision of the name
write it on our longing
like a pillar of fire and cloud the same
with urgency and grace,
would you restore
what the dry years took away
o god of life, may your mercy shine
upon the painted world
with power divine
and raise our hearts to sing
like the moon-pull to the tide
’til every riven thing
is found whole yet in plain sight
but out here in the distance
among the fences
we build around our dreams
there’s a numbing of the senses,
abject indifference,
and ubiquitous fatigue
so would you now yet speak it,
holy beacon,
the vision of the Name
write it on our longing
like a pillar of fire and cloud the same
with urgency and grace,
would you restore
what the dry years took away
o god of life, may your mercy shine
upon the painted world
with power divine
and raise our hearts to sing
like the moon-pull to the tide
’til every riven thing
is found whole yet in plain sight
Come Healing
o gather up the brokenness
and bring it to me now
the fragrance of those promises
you never dared to vow
the splinters that you carry
the cross you left behind
come healing of the body
come healing of the mind
and let the heavens hear it
the penitential hymn
come healing of the spirit
come healing of the limb
behold the gates of mercy
in arbitrary space
and none of us deserving
the cruelty or the grace
o solitude of longing
where love has been confined
come healing of the body
come healing of the mind
and see the darkness yielding
which tore the light apart
come healing of the reason
come healing of the heart
o troubled dust concealing
an undivided love
the heart beneath is teaching to
the broken heart above
let the heavens falter
let the earth proclaim
come healing of the altar
come healing of the name
o longing of the branches
to lift the little bud
o longing of the arteries
to purify the blood
let the heavens hear it
the penitential hymn
come healing of the spirit
come healing of the limb
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading and Josh’s sermon text, is Genesis 22:1-14:
God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.
When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading is Matthew 10:40-42:
Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple-- truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Be Thou My Vision
be thou my vision, o lord of my heart
naught be all else to me, save that thou art
thou my best thought by day or by night
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light
be thou my wisdom and thou my true word
i ever with thee and thou with me lord
thou my great father, spirit, and son
thou in my dwelling and i with the one
riches i heed not nor man’s empty praise
thou mine inheritance now and always
thou and thou only first in my heart
high king of heaven, my treasure thou art
high king of heaven, my victory won
may i reach heaven’s doors, o bright heaven’s sun
heart of my own heart, whatever befall
still be my vision, o ruler of all
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen
Benediction
As we approach this week
May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest
Amen
Worship Resources for UBC Kids and Families
(And also anyone who might want them)
Hello friends! (This is Taylor) Here is a link to some fun coloring sheets and activity ideas for Sunday. Also included is a kid’s worship bulletin - so if you print it off beforehand kiddos could do that while they watch our worship service! I’m excited to see what you do with these coloring sheets and activities - so please take a picture and tag @ubcwaco when you use them! Thanks everybody! Here is the link!.
p.s. - Remember! If you don’t have a printer just let me know and I can print them out for you!
New Giving App
In case you missed this info for the past couple of weeks:
We're excited to offer a new way to give to UBC - through a simple, fast and secure app! You can download the free Church Center app and enter "UBC Waco" as your church. In just a few taps, you'll have your account set up and can give any amount, anytime, from anywhere in the world. You can make a one-time donation or set up recurring giving instantly. Best yet, this app is designed specifically for churches, with reduced fees that make sure more of your donation actually goes to support UBC. If you're not an app person, no worries - we've added Church Center as an option under the "give" tab on our website. Thanks for your giving and support of our UBC community!