1. Bathing in the Love of God
July 8, 2012
UUMC

2. Responsive Prayer One: How do we discover the meaning of this moment?
Perhaps not how but where.
Where are the places, the space,
to position ourselves for the future?
Where should we place ourselves
so the future may present itself?

3. All: We must place ourselves together
in prayer, on the periphery,
on pilgrimage.

4. One: In this space visions are born.
In the in-between of our prayer
beyond isolation,
beyond superficial togetherness
let us dwell in silence
together-to wait, to listen.

5. All: Let us nourish this prayer
with the symbols and stories of
our outrageous faith.

6. One: Let us read the Scriptures together
letting the words form
in the silence of our being
letting the words shape
the words we have to speak together.

7. All: Let us wait in the hope
of co-authoring a new chapter.
Let us hold ourselves
in readiness for a vision.

8. Welcome and Passing of Christ’s Peace
Please fill out the blue prayer and attendance slip in your bulletin.

9. Gracious Creator of Sea and of Land Hymn on bulletin insert

10. Hymn Sing
What’s your favorite?

11. Blessing of the Children
Come on down!
What does the picture with the earth mean?
What were Jesus’ hands like?

12. Hymn #273 Verse 1
Jesus’ hands were kind hands, Doing good for all. Healing pain and sickness, Blessing children small. Washing tired feet And saving those who fall. Jesus’ hands were kind hands, Doing good for all.

27. Hymn #273 Verse 2
Take my hands, Lord Jesus, Let them work for you. Make them strong and gentle, Kind in all I do. Let me watch you, Jesus, ‘Til I’m gentle, too, ‘Til my hands are kind hands, Quick to work for you.

28. Prayer Time Sharing of Written Prayer Requests Silent Prayer
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (#895)

29. O sweet spontaneous e.e. cummings (1894-1962)
Reading
O sweet spontaneous
e.e. cummings
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38. Who is the God of…
Creation? Garden? Flood? Covenant? Law? Exodus? Conquest? Love? Spirit?

40. WWJS?

41. WWJS?
Yes
Could have
Same idea
Nope

43. Isaiah 11:6-9

44. Martin Luther
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

45. John Wesley
“I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.”

46. Wesley Quadrilateral
Scripture
Tradition
Reason
Experience

48. Genesis 1:31

50. Mark 10:14

52. Matthew 22:37-39

53. Romans 8:38-39

54. Prayers, Presence, Gifts and Service
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
Offering
Doxology #393: Spirit of the Living God

55. Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me, Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

56. Responsive Prayer of Dedication
One: Listen deeply to each other. All: Stay open to mystery. One: We need breathing space, All: but we need each other, too.

57. One: Practice blessing each other,
All: rather than cursing each other.
One: There is always more of love.
All: There is always more of God.
All: Let us be that “more” of God in our gifts and our service.

58. Hymn #408: The Gift of Love
Though I may speak with bravest fire, And have the gift to all inspire, And have not love, my words are vain, As sounding brass, and hopeless gain.

59. Hymn #408: The Gift of Love
Though I may give all I possess, And striving so my love profess, But not be given by love within, The profit soon turns strangely thin.

60. Hymn #408: The Gift of Love
Come, Spirit, come, our hearts control, Our spirits long to be made whole. Let inward love guide every deed; By this we worship, and are freed.

61. Responsive Blessing
One: You speak, God-you always speak, if we will but listen;

62. All: All we need to do is pause, and turn our attention to the song singing from the heavens, and whispering in the wind; to the flight of the dove, and the touch of its wings on our heads; to the giggling of the water, and the mark it leaves in our hearts;

63. One: Your voice comes to us in faithful surround sound, beckoning us to join the chorus, share in the dance, and extend the invitation into all the earth.

64. All: You speak, God-you always speak; and joyfully, we are listening
All: You speak, God-you always speak; and joyfully, we are listening. Amen.

65. Thanks for joining us… In worship –
In our efforts to end spiritual, material, and relational poverty – and
See you next week!