Anthem Crowded Table Hemby/McKenna/Carlile Chrissy Westbury, solo
You can hold my hand when you need to let go
I can be your mountain when you're feeling valley-low
I can be your streetlight showing you the way home
You can hold my hand when you need to let go
I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we’re young and able
And bring us back together when the day is done
If we want a garden, we’re gonna have to sow the seed
Plant a little happiness, let the roots run deep
If it’s love that we give, then it's love that we reap
If we want a garden, we're gonna have to sow the seed
The door is always open
Your picture's on my wall
Everyone’s a little broken
And everyone belongs
Yeah, everyone belongs
“Lord Prepare Me” John Thompson/ Randy Scruggs
Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for you.
Creative God, awaken your church in our city as we collaborate for the common good. Open our eyes and hands to people marginalized or voiceless. Help us live so that
our workplaces and neighborhoods know the beauty and power of your good news. Give us such passion for your love that we tell others and spread the glory of your peace. Amen.
“In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.” (Psalm 71:1)
“Where do human beings fit in the pattern?” (Psalm 8:4)
* Offertory Response #641 “When In Our Music God is Glorified” Fred Green
When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried: Alleluia!
Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sign always: Alleluia!
May 21, 2023 Youth Sunday Meredith Alspach The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer The Rev. Chrissy Westbury
"Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our Spirits in open communion.”
"...to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
"It’s the first recorded question Jesus asks his disciples, and I believe it’s a question for the ages. What are you looking for? In your heart, in your secret and quiet places, what are the hungers that drive you forward in your life of faith? Why do you still have skin in this game we call Christianity? As you say goodbye to an old year and welcome a new one,
what are you hoping for, asking for, looking for, in your spiritual life? Do you know?"
Debie Thomas, Journey with Jesus