WE
APPROACH OUR GRACIOUS GOD
PRELUDE
CALL
TO WORSHIP
We
have reached the central weekend of our faith
We
gather to tell the story and remember.
Today
we walk with Jesus on that final walk to a cross on a hill.
God
challenges us to see the horror of the story and remember.
God
is here
and
so we worship and remember.
LIGHTING
THE CANDLES
As
the darkness deepens, as the story gives us chills, we light candles
to bring light and heat to a world that is too often dark and cold.
May
their light remind us of the hope that lies beyond the shadow
Opening
PRAYER
God,
today our hearts are challenged.
Today
we remember the capacity of humanity to work against your hopes for
the world.
God
we know that the world is a place where sinfulness and power can work
against love and life.
God
we know that we are a part of that equation, and not always on the
best side
Today
as we pause to remember the story,
open
our eyes to see the crosses in our world today, awaken in us a
burning desire to turn from sinfulness and live as people of love.
And
when we go from this place to wait and watch and reflect,
keep
the spark of hope and love alive in our souls, keep us aware that the
powers of the world will not have the final say.
God
of love and life,
make
us people of love and life, even in the face of the cross. Amen.
Gathering
Hymn
WE
HEAR AND REFLECT ON THE STORY
7
Words From the Cross
Word
#1 Luke 23:33-35
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Word
#2 Luke 23:39-43
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Word
#3 John 19:25-27
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Hymn
Word
#4 Mark 15:33-35
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Word
#5 John
19:28-29
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Word
#6 John 19:30-34
Reflection
Prayer
A
Candle is Extinguished
Ministry
of Music
Word
#7 Luke 23:44-46
Reflection
Prayer
THE
CHRIST CANDLE IS PUT OUT
The
deed is done, it is completed, the mourning has come.
And
so we blow out the last candle, hoping against hope that it will once
again burst into flame.
WE
GO OUT TO MOURN AND WAIT
Hymn
The
Story Concludes
Luke
23:50-56
COMMISSIONING:
The
Shadow has fallen, the powers and principalities have won the day
Can
this really be the end?
We
go out with heavy hearts, the Messiah of God has been laid in a stone
cold tomb.
This
can’t really be the end. Can it?
In
the darkness of mourning we wait and we watch.
Trusting
and hoping that Dawn will come again.
Go
with God.
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