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At Baptism
All
you
who are thirsty, come drink from the waters of life!
All
you who
are weary, come bathe, be refreshed in God’s river!
All
you who
long for peace, come rest in the clear, silent pools of God’s love!
At new year
People of
God,
it’s
a
new year, it’s a new day!
The
Lord
stands before us,
longing
to
take our hand
and
lead us
to the land of promise.
Now
is the
accepted time!
Now
is the
time of God’s favour!
Let’s
open the floodgates of our longing;
let’s
welcome the Spirit of Christ the Lord
into
our
hearts and our experience.
Let
everyone
who has breath
praise
the
Lord!
At
Christmas
Let
the
light fall white and shimmering on the river,
let
the
angel’s song enchant the earth,
and
let
God’s people say Glory . . . .
Glory!
Let
the wars and the conflicts be over and done,
let
a highway
be forged for the Prince of Peace
and
let
God’s people say Glory . . .
Glory!
Let
the breeze stir amongst the eucalypts,
let
the
Messiah of God appear in our midst
and
let
God’s people say Glory . . .
Glory!!
At Easter or Pentecost
Our God
comes from the East,
breathing
hope into hopeless situations.
Loving
God,
breathe
your Spirit into us and make us new.
Our God
comes from the West,
breathing
forgiveness for all who have done wrong.
Loving
God,
breathe
your Spirit into us and make us new.
Our God
comes from the North,
breathing
wholeness for all whose lives are scattered.
Loving
God,
breathe
your Spirit into us and make us new.
Our God
comes from the South,
breathing
new
life for all who feel death's power.
Loving
God,
breathe
your Spirit into us and make us new.
Come, let
us worship the God
whose
every
breath is resurrection, new life, new hope! Amen.
At
the
Passion
Look,
people of God, your king is coming to you:
gentle,
humble of heart, and riding on a donkey.
Hosanna
to
the Son of David!
Hosanna
in
the highest heaven!
He
comes a
king, but he will die.
Out
of love
for all who suffer,
he
will
become God's suffering one.
Hosanna
to
the Son of David!
Hosanna
in
the highest heaven!
In
the
garden of decision he will weep bitter tears;
his
friends
will betray and desert him;
the
soldiers
will beat and mock him;
He
will be
crucified.
Hosanna
to
the Son of David!
Hosanna
in
the highest heaven!
But
he is
our salvation;
in
love he
embraces this whole damned world:
And
so, from
Kosovo to Afganistan,
from
Kings
Cross to
the
cry goes
out:
'Blessed
is
he who comes in the name of the Lord'.
Hosanna
to
the Son of David!
Hosanna
in
the highest heaven!
At Lent or Advent
The time
has come to open our eyes.
The
time has
come:
The
time
has come!
The time
has come to listen to God.
The
time has
come:
The
time
has come!
The time
has come to change our hearts.
The
time has
come:
The
time
has come!
The time
has come!
The
time
has come!
These prayers are
© Garry
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