My soul magnifies the Lord
My spirit rejoices in God
My soul magnifies the Lord
My Savior

For he has done great things
For he has done great things for me
For he has done great things for me

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me. (Psalm 13)

Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
Thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.

Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer
Who makes the woeful heart to sing.

Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels heaven can boast.

Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be thine.

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.
4 Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no way to a city where they could settle.
5 They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way
to a city where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 for he satisfies the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.
10 Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways
and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food
and drew near the gates of death.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
20 He sent out his word and healed them;
he rescued them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings
and tell of his works with songs of joy.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. (Jeremiah 2:13)

Merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.

We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,

but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Hebrews 4:15; Romans 5:8)

Let us live in light of the gospel and receive the forgiving love of God. Amen.

Yesterday, June 27th, All Souls would have been sending a team of staff, youth, and parents to the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon, to serve the Native community there with Sacred Road Ministries. Sadly, due to the Covid pandemic, all summer teams had to be cancelled at Warm Springs, as well as the Yakima Reservation in Washington. So while we can’t be there right now in person, we can be with them prayerfully. Please join us today, and throughout this week especially, in prayer.

Father, we pray for our Native American brothers and sisters who are part of the Yakima and Warm Springs tribes, as well as the 60 other tribes across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. We pray that your love, grace, and mercy would be apparent and tangible everyday to your children, who belong to every tongue, tribe, and nation.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Father, we pray for the children at the Warm Springs Community Center’s Kids Club, who ordinarily during the summer have opportunity to hear about Jesus from visiting church teams. We ask, Holy Spirit, that the unique hope of the gospel will make its way into and fill their hearts, and that somehow every child would encounter the overwhelming love of Jesus. Father, comfort their tender hearts and let them know how incredibly loved and valued they are.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Father, we pray for the folks who work and volunteer with Sacred Road Ministries. Please protect and equip Chris, Mary, Tomo, Tom, Evan, Holly, Veronica and others by keeping them well, and by providing the energy and sustenance needed to continue this incredible work without the hands needed to carry it out. Lord, be their hands and make their burden light.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Father, we pray for the communities of Warm Springs and Yakima-- the elders, parents, young adults, and teens. We pray for reconciliation, through Jesus, of the tragic and sustained injustices that have been committed against them and so many of the generations before. We pray that the consequences of generational trauma would be healed, that Covid would stay far away from these vulnerable communities, and for excellent mental and physical health resources for those who are suffering. May they be healed in your name, Jesus.

Lord, hear our prayer. Amen.

God of earth and altar, please hear our cry
Kings of earth, they falter; people drift and die
Walls of gold entomb us; scornful hearts divide
Take not your presence from us, but take away our pride

chorus:

Let these walls come down
Let these walls come down
Every heart cry out
Let these walls come down

From all that terror teaches; from lies of tongue and pen
From all the empty speeches that comfort foolish men
From sale and acquisition of people and the sword
From apathy and numbness, deliver us, O Lord

chorus

Hear our prayer (4x)

Walls come down (4x)

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May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

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

Thanks be to God!