Thursday, April 09, 2015

In the presence of our cries

In the presence of our cries
may we be brutally honest
may we be open to God
to seek His presence
may we cry our as did Jesus
His lament of despair
may we pray the psalms as He did
finding God in there.

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April 9, 2015
like the melting wax
(this one and the others below all written during
Good Friday prayer vigil)
April 9, 2015
in the fury of our fears
April 9, 2015
in the frenzy of our questions
April 9, 2015
In the presence of our cries
April 9, 2015
we ask where God might be
April 9, 2015
we are free to be honest
April 9, 2015
why have you forsaken me
April 9, 2015
struggling to breathe
April 9, 2015
as he hangs on a cross
April 9, 2015
we hear Jesus pray
April 9, 2015
a prayer of disillusionment
April 9, 2015
a prayer of suffering
April 9, 2015
a prayer of anger
April 9, 2015
a prayer of question
April 9, 2015
a prayer of anguish

Psalm 22:1
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?!”
Psalm 22:22-31
Psalm 22:1-31
Good Friday
devotion for April 3, 2015
read April 3, 2015
&
Good Friday service
John 19:30
Luke 23:46
Good Friday Sermon
“Is This The Finally… ?”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Opening prayer, Prayer of confession and
Assurance of Forgiveness
Invitation to Prayer
and
Service of Tenebrae –
The Service of Shadows
(with 7 candles)
1. THE SHADOW OF BETRAYAL
Matthew 26:20-25
2. THE SHADOW OF INNER AGONY
Luke 22:40-44
3. THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS
 Matthew 26:40-45
4. THE SHADOW OF DESERTION
Matthew 26:47-50, 55, 56
5. THE SHADOW OF ACCUSATION
Matthew 26:59-67
6. THE SHADOW OF MOCKERY
Mark 15:12-20
7. THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Luke 23:33-46
Hymn: Were You There… (United Methodist Hymnal #288)
FINAL READING
John 1:1-4
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
April 3, 2015
&
Good Friday prayer vigil
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
April 3, 2015
&
Maundy Thursday
Opening Prayer and 1st reading:
Psalm 116:1-6, 12-19 (NRSV)
2nd reading - Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 (NRSV) and 3rd reading -
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NRSV)
4th reading - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
sermon, “Lenten Reflections”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
prayer of confession
“As the Deer”
“More Love, More Power”
“How Beautiful”
foot washing
Communion – part 1
Communion - part 2
Prayer after communion
Benediction
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
April 2, 2015
&

&
John 13:35
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Maundy Thursday
devotion for April 2, 2015
read April 3, 2015
&
John 13:26
John 13:30
John 13:21-32
devotion for April 1, 2015
read April 3, 2015
&
Psalm 71:1-14
John 12:20-36
devotion for March 31, 2015
read March 31, 2015
&
Psalm 36:5-11
devotion for March 30, 2015
read March 30, 2015
&
 “Trusting in God’s Presence”
for March 30, 2015 to April 5, 2015
Holy Week
by Claire McKeever-Burgett
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015

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