Morning Prayers: Conspiring in the Streets

Slide 1: new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 2: friday 29 february 2008 day 21 of lent purple conspiring with God in the city

Slide 3: We acknowledge that we gather on opening ritual the land known as Seattle, the city call to worship named after Chief Seattle of the meditation Dwamish and Suquamish people who are the traditional guardians of this prayer of confession place. scripture reading / rant We honour this history and commit response ourselves to care for the land with benediction them. May our worship and our service be work for reconciliation between people and with our God. new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 4: (we say together …) opening ritual Jesus Christ is the light of the world. call to worship The light shines in the darkness meditation and the darkness has not overcome it. prayer of confession (silence while a candle is lit) scripture reading / rant Light of the world, shine on us. Light of the world, bring us peace. response Light of the world, heal us, benediction and heal this broken world through us. Amen The strong arms of God sustain you, And the power of the Holy Spirit strengthen you in every way. Amen. new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 5: opening ritual call to worship The Gathering Song (acapella) meditation Gathered here in the mystery of the hour, prayer of confession Gathered here in one strong scripture reading / rant body, response Gathered here in the struggle and benediction the power Spirit draw near… new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 6: opening ritual call to worship meditation prayer of confession conspiring in the city scripture reading / rant response benediction new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 36: opening ritual Confession (based on words by Cheryl Lawrie) Spirit of the living and loving God in the beginning there call to worship was only chaos and disorder but you saw beauty. meditation Then you breathed life and hope into the world, and cities grew prayer of confession Spirit of the city-living and city-loving God in our cities scripture reading / rant today there is much chaos and disorder amidst the beauty. response Spirit breathe life and hope into our cities benediction In our lives in the city today there is much chaos and disorder as well as beauty, breathe courage to transform - those parts of us that stifle and destroy, our recklessness with others and ourselves, the things we do that damage and betray. Spirit breathe life into us, rebuild our hope and replenish the beauty in our lives so we can sense new conspirators: more clearly your presence around us in our cities. morning prayers

Slide 37: Matthew 25 opening ritual The Sheep and the Goats (The Message) call to worship 31-33"When he finally arrives, blazing meditation in beauty and all his angels with him, prayer of confession the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the scripture reading / rant nations will be arranged before him response and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and benediction goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left. 34-36"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 38: opening ritual It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why: call to worship meditation I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a prayer of confession drink, scripture reading / rant I was homeless and you gave me a room, response I was shivering and you gave me benediction clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.' 37-40"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 39: see you sick or in prison and come to opening ritual you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling call to worship the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked meditation or ignored, that was me—you did it to prayer of confession me.' scripture reading / rant 41-43"Then he will turn to the 'goats,' response the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing benediction but the fires of hell. And why? Because — I was hungry and you gave me no meal, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was homeless and you gave me no new conspirators: bed, morning prayers

Slide 40: I was shivering and you gave me no opening ritual clothes, call to worship Sick and in prison, and you never visited.' meditation 44"Then those 'goats' are going to say, prayer of confession 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or scripture reading / rant thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick response or in prison and didn't help?' 45"He will answer them, 'I'm telling the benediction solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.' 46"Then those 'goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the 'sheep' to their eternal reward." new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 41: opening ritual call to worship meditation prayer of confession scripture reading / rant response silence for reflection benediction new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 42: opening ritual Foy Vance – ‘Gabriel And The Vagabond’ call to worship Text There's a man in the corner and his clothes are worn meditation And he's holding out his hand prayer of confession You could see in his eyes as the people walk by scripture reading / rant He knows they don't understand response benediction Ya see they just think he's gonna take their money And go and spend it all on dope Then a man stopped by and I saw a smile inside him As he gently whispered hope .... new conspirators: morning prayers (see handouts for remainder of song)

Slide 43: opening ritual call to worship Text meditation what would your prayer of confession ‘gently whispering hope’ scripture reading / rant look like to a person or situation response you are aware of ? benediction new conspirators: morning prayers

Slide 44: opening ritual we say to each other… call to worship You are God’s servants, meditation gifted with dreams and visions prayer of confession Upon you rests the grace of God like scripture reading / rant flames of fire. Love and serve the Lord response in the strength of the Spirit. benediction May the deep peace of Christ be with you, the strong arms of God sustain you, And the power of the Holy Spirit strengthen you in every way. Amen. (Diane Karay Tripp) new conspirators: morning prayers