The Lord is my light and my salvation
Whom shall I fear? Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life
Of whom shall I be afraid?

One thing I ask, one thing I seek
To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
Wait for the Lord, wait for the Lord
Oh, be strong and take heart

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100)

Oh my love, you have grown so cold
To the world outside, to the house next door
She who has been loved much
Has so much to give
Mercy is the fragrance of the broken

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Justice will roll down
Oh justice will roll down
From high upon those mountains
With a mighty river’s sound
It will roll down, it will roll down

Oh my child, I will be your light
In your secret pain, in the dark of night
No enemy, no conqueror will steal your life from me
I am your salvation and your victory

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Soon, oh soon, when the trumpet sounds
Every knee shall bend, every heart will pound
I have made a new world where the servant is the king
Oppression will be over and the slave set free

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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, you come to us, but we do not recognize you;
you call, but we do not follow;
you command, but we do not obey,
you bless us, but we do not thank you.
Lord, have mercy.

Lord, you accept us, but we do not accept others;
you forgive us, but we do not forgive those who wrong us;
you love us, but we do not love our neighbors.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, you showed us how to carry out your mission,
but we still insist on our own;
you suffered and died for the sake of all,
but we have made others suffer for our selfish gain.

Have mercy on us, Lord.
We ask you to heal, forgive, and restore us
as we embrace your promises in Jesus.

Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ,

and Christ died for us,
Christ rose for us,
Christ reigns in power for us,
Christ prays for us.

Hear and know that you are forgiven and be at peace.
Thanks be to God. (Romans 8:34; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

For the church of Christ around the globe,
that we would learn what it means to be one,
as you, Lord, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit, are One.

For the church of Christ in Seattle,
that we would grow in unity with one another,
seeking to understand more than to be understood.

For your church scattered during this time
across the neighborhoods and industries of our city,
that our lives of love and service would bear witness to an alternative story.

Lord, hear our prayer.

For all of us who continue to live in the tension of power and race in America,
that we would, in humility, open our eyes to our cultural biases
and seek the flourishing of those different from us.

Guide us to become advocates for justice and equality.

For our local, state, and national leadership,
that they would be granted grace to lead with civility, justice, and peace,
and that you would protect their families
as they face the challenges attending these offices.

Lord, hear our prayer.

For the victims of oppression, genocide, enslavement, and abuse;
For those who must flee to find safety,
we pray for your comfort, for your present help;
we pray that acts of violence would be defied and brought to an end.

For all who are vulnerable,
we pray for just protection and merciful care
to break the systemic cycles of poverty and oppression.
For those who face social turmoil over free speech and religious conviction,
we pray for your peace to take root in hearts and lives.

Lord, hear our prayer.

For those who live on our streets,
we pray for relief, and for comfort.
May we, your people, humanize how we engage with our brothers and sisters
and know the grace of serving you, even as we serve them.

Lord, hear our prayer. Amen.

O let all who thirst, let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord
Without money, without price
Why should you pay the price

Except for the Lord?

And let all who seek, let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord
Without money, without strife
Why should you spend your life

Except for the Lord?

And let all who toil, let them come to the water
And let all who are weary, let them come to the Lord
All who labor without rest
How can your soul find rest

Except for the Lord?

And let all the poor, let them come to the water
And let the ones who are laden, let them come to the Lord
Bring the children without might
Easy the load and light

Come to the Lord
Come to the Lord (x2)

I will run to you, I will run to you
I will run to you, my Lord (x2)

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!

Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Let us go forth and serve our world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Thanks be to God!