make the best of our time

We yearn for closure
completing every task
making them all equal
though some made to last

We want to be done
to make the best of our time
somehow wanting control
harnessing the hands of the clock

Yet we aren’t focused
we run here and there
never truly mindful
of God’s hope, His prayer

That we would be faithful
trusting only in him
he has a plan for salvation
and a part we each should play

Our choice to be faithful
if we will answer his call
picking up our gifts, our clay
answering now, today
Going, doing what we are able
serving our God today


January 23, 2012
Worship Theme – “The time has come”
Mark 1:14-20 (NRSV)
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (NRSV)
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Call to Worship (Psalm 62:5-7)(NRSV)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD (Psalm 62:5-12))
Psalm 100:2, Psalm 118:24 (Hymn, “He Has Made Me Glad”)
Exodus 3:5 (Hymn, “Holy Ground”
Hymn, “Onward, Christian Soldiers”
Isaiah 55:12 (Hymn, “The Trees of the Field”)
and sermon, “What time is it”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
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Suncook, NH
Third Sunday after Epiphany
January 22, 2012

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