January 16, 2022
Below, you’ll find the song lyrics and scripture readings for the live stream on January 16th (in the order they are needed).
Mystery
sweet Jesus Christ my sanity
sweet Jesus Christ my clarity
word eternal brought low with me
cup of salvation poured out to drink
Jesus, mystery
christ has died and
christ is risen
christ will come again
sweet Jesus Christ, my evergreen
sweet Jesus Christ, my living Peace
love embodied, broken for me
trampled redeemer, raised up and free
Jesus, mystery
christ has died and
christ is risen
christ will come again
celebrate his death and rising
lift your eyes, proclaim his coming
and all who walk in dreadful darkness
lift your head, you’re not forgotten
celebrate his death-subversion
recalibrate fear to purpose
and in the face of oppressive power
don’t calm down: sing it louder
christ has died and
christ is risen
christ will come again
Call to Worship
we have gathered to worship the Eternal One
whose steadfast love extends
to the edges of the cosmos
to enter the story of God
and find our own stories reimagined
and to open our hearts to the Spirit of the Living God
that we might be drawn into
God’s work of beloved community
in our ordinary lives
amen
Come Alive
draw us in the dance older than time and space
that constellations made in the bend and the shake
cycle back from the end: full-reverse pirouette
like choreography infinite, infinite
but if the music stops
play it again, but pick up where we left off
that brilliant harmony with 13.8 billion parts
until we come alive
o, come, alive
draw us in to the dance until every piece finds its fit
and every step is improvised but carried out in perfect time
like the shape of breathing is the shape of all, spinning into one
as the empty tomb cloud is spreading out, spreading out
but if the music stops
play it again, but pick up where we left off
that brilliant harmony with 13.8 billion parts
until we come alive
o, come, alive
o, we’ve not become what we will be
but the rhythm of our feet is growing
and though we’re fraying at the seams
your gravity is holding
just keep on holding
Pulse
there’s a secret pulse hidden in
the fabric of creation
and the story of every creature is
bone from dust//gift from Gift
reconnect our hearts to that pulse you hid
resurrect the peace we’ve unlearned
and in the wreckage of our selective loves
build a tower that can’t be hidd’n
there’s a remedy for the ache
that plagues us all in waves
and the cure for our Other-scorning rage
is break my bread//i’ll break your shame
reconnect our hearts to that pulse you hid
resurrect the peace that we’ve unlearned
and in the wreckage of our selective loves
build a tower and lock us in
until we find there’s only one kind of love that won’t break
more than blind, more than selfless in name
it’s open arms either way
’cause there’s a pulse at the heart of all things
that gives life all the same
and a design to the rhythm we breathe
holy name//give and take
Lifted/Lifting
eternal word, now spoken plain
familiar question, better framed
all the best answers seem to bend
the veil is lifted, the veil is lifting
guiding lamplight, make it plain
the path beyond these empty graves
a reconciling epiphany
the veil is lifted, the veil is lifting
the veil is lifted, the veil is lifting
o dynamic love, come renovate these painted tombs
and cultivate this fledgling hope into bloom
until it spreads like a garden through the gloom
until it’s lifted, keep on lifting
breath of life, exhaled in time
draw a blaze from ember light
subtle glow, now flickering
and if it fades, breathe out again
the veil is lifted, the veil is lifting
o dynamic love, come renovate these painted tombs
and cultivate this fledgling hope into bloom
until it spreads like a garden through the gloom
until it’s lifted, keep on lifting
time again, enduring light
recalibrate these bleary eyes
until the night is noonday lit
the veil is lifted, the veil is lifting
Old Testament Reading
Today’s Old Testament reading is Psalm 36:5-10:
Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your salvation to the upright of heart!
New Testament Reading
Today’s New Testament reading, and Josh’s sermon text, is Acts 2:42-47
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Giving
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House of God Forever
god is my shepherd, I won’t be wanting
I won’t be wanting
god makes me rest in fields of green
with quiet streams
even though I walk through the valley
of death and dying
I will not fear, for you are with me
you’re always with me
your shepherd’s staff comforts me
you are my feast in the presence of enemies
surely goodness will follow me, follow me
in the house of god, forever
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below
Praise God above, ye heavenly hosts
Praise Timeless, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen.
Benediction
As we approach this week
May we love God
Embrace Beauty
and Live Life to the fullest
Amen