Epiphany 2004

Splinter the Darkness

 

SEEKERS CHURCH

A Christian Community

In the Tradition of the Church of the Saviour

Epiphany 2004

REFLECTION

We are created to communicate and share

all the gifts we have received from God.

 

We are created to share ourselves …

to pour forth everything we possess,

whether in our bodies or our souls.

 

After Meister Eckhart

PRELUDE

SILENCE

CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Light the darkness!

All: Join the Magi!

Bring yourself as gift to Christ.

INVOCATION

HYMN

SILENCE

LITANY

Leader: Let us celebrate God’s glory around us,

and the light of Christ within us!

Voice 1: Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of God has dawned upon us.

Voice 2: For shadows cover the earth,

and deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.

Voice 1: But over you, God will rise,

and God’s glory will appear upon you.

Voice 2: You are the light of the world.

Leader: Then you shall be radiant,

your hearts shall thrill and rejoice!

and God will be our glory!

SILENCE

PRAYERS

CONFESSION

Leader: We crouch and hide, afraid to lift up our eyes

and see the radiance around us.

we hold tight to the curtains blocking our vision.

Leader: We refuse to discern the light within ourselves,

within each other.

All: We are dull and tarnished,

our small flames sputtering and untended.

ASSURANCE

Leader: The people who walked in darkness

have seen a great light.

We are the light of the world.

 

All: Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY

JESUS PRAYER

All: Eternal Spirit: Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,

Source of all that is and all that shall be,

Father and Mother of us all, creation resonates

with celebration of your nameless name.

 and let us recognize

that every thought and thing belongs to you.

in the hurts we absorb from each other

from the grip of all that is evil, free us.

For you alone are creating our universe,

Amen.

HYMN

THE WORD

Scripture

Sermon

Silent Reflection

OFFERING

SHARED REFLECTIONS

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HYMN

Leader: The light has splintered our darkness.

Let it shine through us as God’s gift to the world.

All: Amen.

Worship Resources:

Call to Worship: First used in Epiphany 1987

Litany: From the First Canticle of Isaiah (Isaiah 60) First used in Epiphany 1993

Confession and Assurance: Based on Seekers worship, Epiphany 1987