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SATURDAY MORNING WORSHIP
UCANZ FORUM 2009
Whanganui
Grace and peace to you from God
Kia tau ki a koutou, te atawhai me
te rangimarie o te Atua
God fill you with truth and joy
Ma te Atau koe e whakau,
ki te pono me te hari
This is the day which the Lord has made
Ko te ra tenei i hanga e Ihowa
Let us rejoice and be glad in it
Kia hari, kia koa tatou
These hills where the hawk flies lonely
beaches where the long surf rolls
mountains where the snows
meet heaven,
these are our care.
Pastures where the sheep graze calmly,
orchards where the apples grow,
gardens where the roses cluster,
These are our prayer.
Forests, where the tree ferns tower,
rivers running strong and clear,
oceans where the great whales wander,
these are our care.
Race meeting race as equals,
justice for age-old wrong,
worth for every man and woman,
these are our prayer.
Cities where the young roam restless,
lives brought to deep despair,
homeless and powerless people,
these are our care.
Places where the Word is spoken,
hands held in serving love,
faiths of our many cultures,
these are our prayer.
All that the old world gave us,
all that the new world brings,
language, ideas, and custom,
these are our care.
Life finding joy and value,
faith seeking truth and light,
God heard and seen in all things,
this be our prayer.
Colin Gibson
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We come to this beautiful place,
O God at your invitation.
You welcome us all and challenge us
to welcome one another in Christ’s name.
Help us to recognize in each person here
the wonderful greatness that you perceive
and to celebrate each one’s worth for
Christ’s sake. Amen
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
We are not alone, we live in God’s world
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God’s presence,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God.
The United Church of Canada
Let us pray for the Church and world giving
thanks for God’s goodness.
Holy God, though this world depends upon your
grace, it is governed and tended by humans.
So we pray for those who walk the corridors of
power in the parliaments of this and other
lands, whose judgements we value or fear.
May they always consider those they
represent, making decisions with
courage and integrity, and resist any
temptation to abuse the trust placed in
them.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
We pray for your church throughout the
world, thanking you for all who serve
Christ. By your Spirit strengthen your
people for their work and witness in the
world. May the Partner Churches to whom
we belong be salt of the earth and light to
the world. Unite them and us in your truth
and love, that we who confess your name
may also reflect your glory.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
We pray for those who hold key
positions in the worlds of finance,
business and industry whose decisions
may profit some or impoverish many.
May they always value people higher
than profit; may they never impose
burdens on the poor which they would
not carry themselves; and may they
never divorce money from morality or
ownership from stewardship.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
God of truth and justice we ask you to
help the men and women who
administer and police our laws.
Grant them insight, courage and
compassion, protect them from
corruption and arrogance.
Grant that we, whom they serve, may
give them the support they need so
may our people be strengthened more
and more in respect and concern for
one another.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
We pray for those in the caring
professions who look after and listen to
kind, cruel and cantankerous folk, and
for those who make decisions
regarding the nation’s health and
welfare.
May they always sense the sanctity of
life and every person’s uniqueness;
may they help and heal by their
interest as well as their skill; and may
they be saved from tiredness and an
excess of demands.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
And let us remember those for whom
we are responsible and to whom we
are accountable in what we do today.
May we show to them the
thoughtfulness, tolerance and kindness
of Jesus.
God of grace
Hear our prayer
Holy God, hear our prayers, and if
today we might be the means by which
you answer the prayers of others, then
may you find us neither deaf nor
defiant, but keen to fulfil your purpose,
for Jesus’ sake.
Amen
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive
those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours
Now and for ever. Amen.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose
hidden now in mystery
Nature bursts with joyful promise
ripe with what is yet to be.
In a wealth of rich invention
still the work of art unfolds
barely have we seen, and faintly,
what God’s great salvation holds.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose
making Jesus seen and heard.
Every age of God creation
grasps new meaning from the Word.
Show us, Holy Spirit, show us
your new work begun today:
eyes and ears and hearts are open
teach us what to do and say.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose
all God’s children brought to birth
freed from hunger, fear and evil
every corner of the earth,
and a million million voices
speak with joy the Saviour’s name
every face reflects his image
never any two the same.
Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose
nothing shall be left to chance.
All that lives will be united
in the everlasting dance.
All fulfilled and all perfected
each uniquely loved and known
Christ in glory unimagined
once for all receives his own.
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Marnie Barrell
God of power, may the boldness of
your Spirit transform us.
May the gentleness
of your Spirit lead us.
May the gifts of your Spirit
be our strength during our