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DASAL-AWIT: PRAYING MEDITATIVELY THROUGH SONGS
I. PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
Song of Prayer: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
L - In the beginning, when it was very dark, God said: Let there
be light.
A - And there was light.
[The sign of lighta lighted candleis placed on a central
table.]
L - In the beginning, when it was very quiet, the Word was with
God.
A - And the Word was God.
[The sign of the Wordan open Bibleis placed on the table.]
L - When the time was right, God sent his Son.
A - He came among us and was one of us.
[The sign of the Sona crossis placed on the table.]
Song of Prayer: O Lord, I Seek You for I Thirst
L - O God, for your love for us, warm and brooding, which has
brought us to
birth and has opened our eyes:
A - We give you thanks.
L - For your love for us, wild and freeing, which has awakened
us to the
energy of creation: to the sap that flows, the blood that
pulses, and the heart
that sings:
A - We give you thanks.
L - For your love for us, compassionate and patient, which has
carried us
through our pain, wept beside us in our sin, and waited with us
in our
confusion:
A - We give you thanks.
L - For your love for us, strong and challenging, which has
called us to risk
for you, asked for the best in us, and shown us how to
serve;
A - We give you thanks.
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L - O God, we come to celebrate that your Holy Spirit is present
deep within
us, and at the heart of all life. Forgive us when we forget your
gift of love.
Awaken us to the love that Christ offers, and draw us into your
presence.
Song of Prayer:I Love The Lord
II. HEARING THE WORD
R A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans (Romans
13:11-12).
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has
already
come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation
is nearer
now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over;
the day is
almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put
on the armor
of light.
The Word of the Lord.
A - Thanks be to God.
Song of Prayer:Here I Am to Worship
Period of Silent Meditation
III. GUIDED PRAYER FOR AWAKENING
L- O God, we come asking for you to wake us up from our slumber.
Help us
to understand how to worship you more fully;
A - Awaken your people, O Lord.
[time of silent prayer]
L - Help us to understand how you want us to serve you;
A - Awaken your people, O Lord.
[time of silent prayer]
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L - Help us to understand how to love each other so that the
world will know
that we are your disciples;
A - Awaken your people, O Lord. Awaken me.
[time of silent prayer]
IV. CONCLUDING PRAYER
L - Let us call upon the Father as Jesus taught us
A - OurFather who art in heaven . . .
L -Let us pray.
Father God,
Eternal life is to know You, the only
True God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Let our daily
search be forYou and for a fuller life in You. May Your Holy
Spirit
fill us with Your joy and send us forth to be the living
witnesses
ofYour Son Jesus. We make this prayer through Christ our
lord.
ALL: Amen.
ALL: May the Lord bless us, keep us from all evil, and bring us
to
everlasting life. Amen.
CONCLUDING SONG: You Are Holy
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