Gathering Our Spirit to God's Spirit

The glass tube returns, with a different take each week on the presence of God with us. This week we’ll use the Wizard of Oz decorations from this weekend's women’s retreat.

• “Somewhere over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole plays
• A Journeyer steps up to light the lamp and another rings the bell
• David makes announcements
• Deanne S. makes choir announcement
• Lord, Save Us From Your Followers trailer plays

Worshiping with Our Children

• A Journeyer leads our children in talking about how often the best lessons we learn from our parents, teachers, coaches, or God, is when things don’t go as we planned, or we mess up. It is in the aftermath of the storm that we figure out how to listen and learn.

Welcome and Breathe

• David welcomes, has us breathe…
• David talks about the series

From Our Spirit to God's Spirit

• Judi introduces Joe Jencks
• Joe Jencks sings three songs
• A Journeyer reads 1 Kings 19:1-5 (The Message)
• Another Journeyer reads a quotation by essayist, philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon

“The eye of the understanding is like the eye of the sense; for as you may see great objects through small crannies or holes, so you may see great axioms of nature through small and contemptible instances.” -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

• A third Journeyer reads 1 Kings 19:8-13 (New Living Translation)
• The Wizard of Oz film clip runs

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

• A Journeyer leads an offertory prayer
• Joe Jencks sings as the ushers pass the baskets and then take them to the foot of the cross

Telling The Story and Our Story

• Rick talks
• Rick call the community to prayer …there is silence, then a building, loud, storm… (rushing mighty wind sound effect from Pentecost), then silence once more…

Go Out to Serve with Mercy and Grace

• David leads the community in reading together an excerpt from the “St. Patrick’s Breastplate” prayer

I arise today through

God’s strength to pilot me,

God’s might to uphold me,

God’s wisdom to guide me,

God’s eye to see before me,

God’s ear to hear me,

God’s word to speak for me,

God’s hand to guard me,

God’s way to lie before me,

God’s shield to protect me,

God’s host to secure me…

…Against snares of devils, against temptations and vices,

Against inclinations of nature,

Against everyone who shall wish me ill,

Afar and anear, alone and in a crowd…

…Christ, be with me,

Christ before me, Christ behind me,

Christ in me,

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christ on my right, Christ on my left,

Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit,

Christ where I arise…

• David dismisses
• “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” plays again as folks depart