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CELEBRATING LIFE
It is fitting that we celebrate life this morning, the
first Sunday after Easter. In this place and in this
time, we affirm the presence of the Spirit of Life and
Hope and Creativity everywhere around us and
within us.
Blessing Our Communion
Led by Roy Zaborowski
One: When our days become over-busy and our
spirits are bleached like bones in the desert,
All: May we be flooded with a downpour of
encouragement!
One: When we take things for granted and
gratitude goes to sleep,
All: May a new song be put on our tongues.
One: When life’s abrasive pressures fray us, losing
our hold on the Still Center,
All: May we be told again
about sparrows and
nesting cactus wrens,
about daffodils and desert
blossoms,
and the God who knows
our every need.
Prayer for the Bread and Wine
Led by Pastor Ken
One: We break this bread in celebration of the
great truth that on this tiny planet, hurtling
through cold, empty space, death is made
the servant of life, and out of death, life is
forever resurrected.
O Death, where is your victory?
O Death, where is your sting?
All: Thanks be to God who gives us the
victory!
One: This cup with its fruit of the vine is a
celebration that things are not always as
they seem: that out of faithfulness and
steadfastness, out of suffering and
sorrow, may come unsought blessings.
O Death, where is your victory?
O Death, where is your sting?
All: Thanks be to God who gives us the
victory!
One: No matter who you are or where you are on
life's journey, you are welcome at this table
with its symbols of God's Creative Presence.
All: In company with all who seek
nourishment at this table, we come to
celebrate community and to share
these life-giving symbols.
Sharing the Bread and Cup of Life
Come forward by way of the center aisle. There is gluten
free bread in the container on the bread plate. Take a
piece of bread and dip it in the cup of juice. Know the
goodness of life through your sharing and feel the
strength of life in this act of defiance in the face of
death.
Communion Song ~ Friends of God
Friends of God: Hear The Living Word,
Gather around the table of the Lord
Eat the Bread and drink the Cup
And we'll sing a song of love
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia.
1. Brothers, sisters we are one,
And our life has just begun,
In the spirit we are young,
We can live forever.
Chorus
2. Jesus gave a new command:
That we love our fellow man,
Till we reach the promised land
Where we'll live forever.
Chorus
3. Make the world a unity,
Make all folk one family,
Be our best humanity
And we'll live forever.
Chorus
4. With the church we celebrate,
Spirit’s coming we await,
Life and Love we can remake,
So we'll live forever.
Chorus
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