Maybe even clay jars are too
refined
we don’t yet have the glaze
maybe the words of scripture
holy treasure in earthen
vessels
made of the stuff of this
troubled earth
born with flaws, sin
pervading us
only when filled are we
redeemed
The simple earthen vessels,
broken,
our cracked bodies, bruised,
strained spirits
yearning to breathe free
only when God descends
when Christ fills us
only when the treasure rains
down
and fills us from on high
Then we are worthy
even in our sorry state
washed clean by our
sacrifice
by his sacrifice of blood
then we share, we shine, we
are able
to offer hope to the world
to the ends of the earth
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edited August 29, 2014
Treasure in Earthen Vessels – v2
December 8, 2010
Treasure in Earthen Vessels
2 Corinthians 4:1-10 (NRSV)
Isaiah 11:1-9 (TEV)
Luke 2:22-32 (TEV)
Luke 2:14
(bulletin cover)
Luke 2:8-14
Luke 19:41
(worship theme)
Responsive
Prayer
(“Call to
Worship #3”,
Year B,
Second Sunday of Advent,
December 7,
2008, Order of service written by
the Rev.
Nancy Townley, Abington author.)
Advent
Candle Liturgy, by Dean McIntyre (with Psalm 72:1-7)
Children’s
Message based on Matthew 1:21-23
Worship
Theme: “If only you knew the way to peace”
and sermon,
“Blessed Are the Peacemakers”
by Reverend
Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
December 5,
2010
Second
Sunday of Advent
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