Hallelu, Hallelujah
Father, let your kingdom come (x4)

May the works of my hands bring you joy (x4)

Hallelu, Hallelujah
Father, let your kingdom come (x4)

May the words of my mouth speak your peace (x4)

Hallelu, Hallelujah
Father, let your kingdom come (x4)

You make all things new
You make all things new
In places we don’t choose
You make all things new

Hallelu, Hallelujah
Father, let your kingdom come (x4)

Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory
in the heavens.
Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?

You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8)

My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the one who waits
You fixed your sight on your servant's plight and my weakness you did not spurn
So from east to west shall my name be blest; could the world be about to turn?

refrain:

My heart shall sing of the day you bring
Let the fires of your justice burn
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near
and the world is about to turn

Though I am small, my God, my all, you work great things in me
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be
Your very name puts the proud to shame and those who would for you yearn
You will show your might, put the strong to flight; for the world is about to turn

refrain

From the halls of power to the fortress tower, not a stone will be left on stone
Let the king beware for your justice tears every tyrant from his throne
The hungry poor shall weep no more for the food they can never earn
There are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed for the world is about to turn

refrain

Though the nations rage from age to age, we remember who holds us fast
God's mercy must deliver us from the conqueror's crushing grasp
This saving word that our forbears heard is the promise that holds us bound
Til the spear and rod be crushed by God / who is turning the world around

refrain

In the life and teaching of Jesus, we come to see most clearly that God is three in one— Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As God's creatures, we are created to share in the mutuality and love found in the Trinity and to extend it to all creation.

Before a perfectly loving God, we are vain, petty, selfish,
and we know we need mercy.
Let’s ask the Lord to open our eyes to see the sin, indifference,
prejudice, and self-centeredness in our lives:

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

The Holy Spirit works to continuously show us that Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection accomplished the reconciling work that we could never accomplish.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:1-5).

Know that you are forgiven, and be at peace. Thanks be to God.

In lieu of prayers this week, a few members of our community have taken the time to share their voices and experiences. Please enjoy this opportunity to hear their reflections on who they have needed God to be to them since the pandemic began and how God has been present in their lives over these past weeks and months.

This week's sharers, in order:
Joey Libolt
Joseph & Laurel Saromines
Rachel Faunce
Steve Simmons
True Spiro (with Nancy Spiro)
Valerie Pherson

O how long will death and violence rise against the weak and poor?
Their mouths bless, but in their hearts they curse and take delight in lies
Yes, my soul find rest in God for my hope comes from him alone
God most high is my salvation, he alone is my refuge

refrain:

My soul is at rest in God alone
My salvation comes from God

All the lowborn are a whisper and the highborn but a lie
Weighed upon a balance, they are nothing, lighter than a breath
Do not trust oppression or place your vain hope in stolen goods
Set not your heart upon riches; God will be your great reward

refrain

One thing God has spoken, and two things have I heard from the Lord:
Pow’r belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love
Trust in him at all times, people; pour out your hearts unto him
God is our rock and salvation; truly, God is our refuge

refrain

The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace (Numbers 6:24-25).

Amen.

Let us go forth and serve our world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God!