Lent 4
Worship
Lectionary Worship Workbook
Series III, Cycle A
Confessional Litany
Divide the congregation into two voices.
I: Light in darkness,
II: sound in silence,
I: you break through our fences of pride
II: and our walls of despair.
I: We act in deadly ways that hurt others.
II: We act in deadly ways that hurt ourselves.
I: We run from you,
II: but again and again you find us.
I and II: Expose now what is in our hearts.
Silence for reflection and self-examination
P: God does not judge us on our outward appearances
or outward actions alone, for God sees far more than
humans see.
God sees the heart.
May his word of truth cleanse you from all sin
and may your eyes be opened to see him.
C: Amen.
Prayer Of The Day
P: Like parents who seek the best for their children, your love, O God, is always with us. We pray that we would be given eyes to see you at work in the world: healing, reconciling, and making all things new, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
C: Amen.
Offertory Prayer
A: When we give, O God, we discover what we truly need. Placing what you have entrusted to us back into your hands, we see your goodness sustaining us in every dimension of our lives.
C: Give us hearts to love and hands to embrace, that every thought, word, and act that comes forth from us might be filled with your holy love. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
P: From the swirling chaos of the primeval waters
you brought forth light.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From the mud of the earth
you created one who was intended to see what you see.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From the torrential rains of forty days and forty nights
your love glistened in every color imaginable.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From a parent's tears for a child born blind
you created many who would give glory to you.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: And so in the fullness of time,
and in a way that all were created to see,
your Son, Jesus, took bread and gave thanks,
broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
"Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me."
Again, after supper,
Jesus took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people
for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this to remember me."
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: Send forth your Spirit in ways yet unimagined,
that through this meal our eyes would be opened,
and, seeing your heart at work in the world,
we could no longer hold back the cry:
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see. Amen.
Great Doxology
God, Whose Almighty Word -- LBW 400
Post-Communion Prayer
A: Like an ever-flowing fountain, your love flows forth from this heavenly table. Refreshed on this day, may we return to our daily tasks with new eyes. We lift our lives to you, O God, and forever give you thanks.
C: Amen.
Benediction
P: May the cleansing and healing of this day continue through the week, that each day you may see the goodness of God at work in the world and alive in you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymns And Songs
On My Heart Imprint Your Image -- LBW 102
Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me -- LBW 336; PH 366 (alt. tune: RYBURN)
We All Believe In One True God -- LBW 374; PH 137
O Christ, Our Light, O Radiance True -- LBW 380
O God, O Lord Of Heaven And Earth -- LBW 396
God, Whose Almighty Word -- LBW 400; MBW 380
We Give Thee But Thine Own -- LBW 410; PH 428; MBW 657
Father Eternal, Ruler Of Creation -- LBW 413
O God Of Every Nation -- LBW 416; UMH 435; PH 289; MBW 683
Amazing Grace -- LBW 448; UMH 378; PH 280; MBW 783; G&P 615
Be Thou My Vision -- WOV 776; UMH 451; PH 339; MBW 719
Open Our Eyes, Lord -- TFF 98
God Of Abraham -- GATHER 286
He Healed The Darkness Of My Mind -- GATHER 639
Lay Your Hands -- G&P 479
Psalm Settings
The King Of Love My Shepherd Is -- LBW 456; UMH 138
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God -- GATHER 29
Psalm 23: Nada Me Falta -- GATHER 31
Beautiful -- Dennis Cleveland/arr. Craig Alea
Choral Music
"Ahomna" -- Ntsikana, tr. David Darge in HALLE, HALLE: We Sing the World Around (Choristers Guild)
"Be Thou My Vision" -- John Rutter, HIN
"I Want Jesus To Walk With Me" -- arr. Ronald Nelson (GIA)
"Show My Power To Save" -- David Haas (GIA)
Service Notes/Gospel Drama
For this long gospel reading, create a gospel drama using a narrator, disciples, Jesus, Judean neighbors, the blind man, his parents, and the Pharisees. Your liturgical dancers can enact the scene while the gospel is being proclaimed through these multiple voices.
Divide the congregation into two voices.
I: Light in darkness,
II: sound in silence,
I: you break through our fences of pride
II: and our walls of despair.
I: We act in deadly ways that hurt others.
II: We act in deadly ways that hurt ourselves.
I: We run from you,
II: but again and again you find us.
I and II: Expose now what is in our hearts.
Silence for reflection and self-examination
P: God does not judge us on our outward appearances
or outward actions alone, for God sees far more than
humans see.
God sees the heart.
May his word of truth cleanse you from all sin
and may your eyes be opened to see him.
C: Amen.
Prayer Of The Day
P: Like parents who seek the best for their children, your love, O God, is always with us. We pray that we would be given eyes to see you at work in the world: healing, reconciling, and making all things new, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
C: Amen.
Offertory Prayer
A: When we give, O God, we discover what we truly need. Placing what you have entrusted to us back into your hands, we see your goodness sustaining us in every dimension of our lives.
C: Give us hearts to love and hands to embrace, that every thought, word, and act that comes forth from us might be filled with your holy love. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
P: From the swirling chaos of the primeval waters
you brought forth light.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From the mud of the earth
you created one who was intended to see what you see.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From the torrential rains of forty days and forty nights
your love glistened in every color imaginable.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: From a parent's tears for a child born blind
you created many who would give glory to you.
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: And so in the fullness of time,
and in a way that all were created to see,
your Son, Jesus, took bread and gave thanks,
broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
"Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me."
Again, after supper,
Jesus took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people
for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this to remember me."
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see.
P: Send forth your Spirit in ways yet unimagined,
that through this meal our eyes would be opened,
and, seeing your heart at work in the world,
we could no longer hold back the cry:
C: One thing I know,
that though I was blind,
now I see. Amen.
Great Doxology
God, Whose Almighty Word -- LBW 400
Post-Communion Prayer
A: Like an ever-flowing fountain, your love flows forth from this heavenly table. Refreshed on this day, may we return to our daily tasks with new eyes. We lift our lives to you, O God, and forever give you thanks.
C: Amen.
Benediction
P: May the cleansing and healing of this day continue through the week, that each day you may see the goodness of God at work in the world and alive in you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Hymns And Songs
On My Heart Imprint Your Image -- LBW 102
Jesus, Thy Boundless Love To Me -- LBW 336; PH 366 (alt. tune: RYBURN)
We All Believe In One True God -- LBW 374; PH 137
O Christ, Our Light, O Radiance True -- LBW 380
O God, O Lord Of Heaven And Earth -- LBW 396
God, Whose Almighty Word -- LBW 400; MBW 380
We Give Thee But Thine Own -- LBW 410; PH 428; MBW 657
Father Eternal, Ruler Of Creation -- LBW 413
O God Of Every Nation -- LBW 416; UMH 435; PH 289; MBW 683
Amazing Grace -- LBW 448; UMH 378; PH 280; MBW 783; G&P 615
Be Thou My Vision -- WOV 776; UMH 451; PH 339; MBW 719
Open Our Eyes, Lord -- TFF 98
God Of Abraham -- GATHER 286
He Healed The Darkness Of My Mind -- GATHER 639
Lay Your Hands -- G&P 479
Psalm Settings
The King Of Love My Shepherd Is -- LBW 456; UMH 138
Psalm 23: Shepherd Me, O God -- GATHER 29
Psalm 23: Nada Me Falta -- GATHER 31
Beautiful -- Dennis Cleveland/arr. Craig Alea
Choral Music
"Ahomna" -- Ntsikana, tr. David Darge in HALLE, HALLE: We Sing the World Around (Choristers Guild)
"Be Thou My Vision" -- John Rutter, HIN
"I Want Jesus To Walk With Me" -- arr. Ronald Nelson (GIA)
"Show My Power To Save" -- David Haas (GIA)
Service Notes/Gospel Drama
For this long gospel reading, create a gospel drama using a narrator, disciples, Jesus, Judean neighbors, the blind man, his parents, and the Pharisees. Your liturgical dancers can enact the scene while the gospel is being proclaimed through these multiple voices.
