Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The liturgy below is for the Chapel gathering (via Zoom) on July 27 at 12 pm (PDT). If you are unable to join us at that time, the Chapel recording and the liturgy will be posted on Moodle on Tuesday afternoon and available for 1 week.
Welcome & Announcements
Call To Worship | Adapted from Psalm 40
We wait patiently for the Lord;
He turns to hear our cry.
He draws us up from the pit
out of the miry bog,
and sets our feet upon rock,
making our steps secure.
He puts a new song in our mouths,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
May all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
We are poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for us.
You are our help and our deliverer;
do not delay, O our God.
All Who Are Thirsty
Brenton Brown and Glenn Robertson © 1998.
All who are thirsty, all who are weak
Come to the fountain, dip your heart in the stream of life
Let the paint and the sorry, be washed away
In the waves of his mercy
As deep cries out to deep, we sing
Come, Lord Jesus, come
Come, Lord Jesus, come
All who are thirsty, all who are weak
Come to the fountain, dip your heart in the stream of life
Let the pain and the sorry, be washed away
In the waves of his mercy
As deep cries out to deep, we sing
Come, Lord Jesus, come
Come, Lord Jesus, come
As deep cries out to deep (x3)
We sing
Come, Lord Jesus, come
Come, Lord Jesus, come
I Wait
Thomas Jordan, David Leonard, and Leslie Jordan © 2016
O restless heart, do not grow weary
Hold on to faith and wait
The God of love He will not tarry, no
He is never late
So I wait in the promise, I wait in hope
Yes, I wait in the power of God’s unending love
Be still and rest secure, my soul
He knows what’s best for me
Here in my patience lies the goal
To wait and trust in Thee
So I wait in the promise, I wait in hope
Yes, I wait in the power of God’s unending love
Even through my imperfections
His light is shining through
Though dim I am still a reflection
Of mercy and the truth
So I wait in the promise, I wait in hope
Yes, I wait in the power of God’s unending love
Prayer of Lament (based on Psalm 13)
By Sarah Hargreaves
How long, Lord? Will you forget me for ever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
We pray for those who feel forgotten and unseen,
may they know that they are remembered and seen by you God.
Help us to partner with you to remember the forgotten.
Search our hearts to reveal those we hide our faces from,
the outcast, the stranger or the homeless.
Change our hearts, that we may turn our faces towards these people
and see them as your beloved children.
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
We pray for those we know who struggle with mental illnesses anxiety and depression.
We pray that there will be resources released to help,
enough staff employed and finances given towards mental health services nationally.
Help us to be a friend and a listening ear to those who suffer.
Fill us with compassion and wisdom.
Ultimately, we pray for those who wrestle with sorrow,
that they may know your victory over those dark thoughts which currently seem to triumph.
Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
and my enemy will say, 'I have overcome him,'
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
We pray for those who might be considered fallen by those around them:
may they know your restoration and grace.
Help us to not judge or exclude your beloved children, but instead lift them up in prayer,
and embrace them with the grace we know in Christ.
Thank you, loving Father God, for hearing our prayer.
We proclaim together:
But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord's praise,
for he has been good to me.
Scripture Reading | Isaiah 61:1-3 (NIV)
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners
to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
nstead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
Homily | Beauty and Ashes: Reflecting on Isaiah 61
Christina Lui
Associate Director of Advancement, Regent College.
Instrument of Peace (Prayer of St. Francis)
Isaac Wardell, Jessica Fox, Liz Vice, Orlando Palmer, and Paul Zach © 2020
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Where there is hatred, let me so love
Where there is darkness, let me sow light
For in the giving, we shall receive
And in the dying, we’re giving life
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Where there is sorrow, let me sow hope
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith
Where there is injury, your pardon give
Your consolation to those in pain
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Lord, make me an instrument of peace, an instrument of peace
Amen, Amen.