Gathering Our Spirit with God's Spirit

Walls are draped with white canvas, etc.; room is intimate, stuff all over walls is receding; cross is in room; low lights but not dark

• “Stop in the Name of Love” by the Supremes plays
• A Journeyer steps up to light the lamp and another rings the bell
• A Journeyer makes announcements

Worshiping with Our Children

• A Journeyer leads our children in talking about holding our breath – practice for a minute? – and then talks about how it’s much more fun to breathe – you can sing or talk or laugh or cry or be still when you breathe

Welcome and Breathe

• Rick welcomes
• Rick confuses everyone by saying, No, we’re not going to breathe right now. Ready, be present!
• General discussion

God’s Spirit and Our Spirit

• A Journeyer reads Matthew 11:28-30
• Renee leads awareness exercise
• Renee leads the congregation in singing “Dwell”

Giving -- To Help God Do God's Work in This World

• Another Journeyer reads Exodus 14:13 and then leads an offertory prayer
• Dave Madden sings "Within You, Without You" by the Beatles as the ushers pass the baskets and take them to the foot of the cross

Telling The Story and Our Story

• Rick talks

Go Out to Serve with Courage and Grace

• Rick (E) and Leslie (L) lead Psalm 46:10 exercise, bells underneath
• Rick (E) and Leslie (L) lead a responsive prayer

Make Us Aware: A Journey Responsive Prayer

Journey: God, make us aware...

Leader: ...of your presence and peace. It was here with us the whole time.

Journey: God, make us aware...

Leader: ...that you are, and that we are, and that nothing needs to happen in order for that to be true.

Journey: God, keep us aware...

Leader: ...of opportunities to slow down and rest, to trust that you are real.

Journey: God, keep us aware...

Leader: ...of your peace, and that we can rely on it in the middle of all that’s going on around us.

Journey: God, make us aware...

Leader: Amen

• Rick (E) and Leslie (L) dismiss
• “Stop in the Name of Love” plays again as folks depart