INTROIT
Responsive Reading from A Song of Faith
Sung Response: Refrain of “Sing a New Song”
Scripture is our song for the journey, the living word
passed on from generation to generation
to guide and inspire,
that we might wrestle a holy revelation for our time and place
from the human experiences
and cultural assumptions of another era.
God calls us to be doers of the word and not hearers only.
The Spirit breathes revelatory power into scripture,
bestowing upon it a unique and normative place
in the life of the community.
The Spirit judges us critically when we abuse scripture
by interpreting it narrow-mindedly,
using it as a tool of oppression, exclusion, or hatred.
The wholeness of scripture testifies
to the oneness and faithfulness of God.
The multiplicity of scripture testifies to its depth:
two testaments, four gospels,
contrasting points of view held in tension—
all a faithful witness to the One and Triune God,
the Holy Mystery that is Wholly Love.
Sung Response: Refrain of “Sing a New Song”
Responsive Reading excerpted from A Song of Faith:
A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada
1. COME IN, COME IN AND SIT DOWN - 395
2. JESUS LOVES ME - 365
3. COME, YOU HUNGRY ONES - printed
4. GO TO THE WORLD - 420
PSALM 30 - 757 You turned my mourning into dancing.
OFFERING PRAYER/SONG - 541 PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW
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