Home Brewed Worship – October 24, 2020

Prayer

God beyond vision,
God beyond time,
God beyond everything,
yet contained within it all,
may we dream again,
catch the vision,
and let it grow in us.
So in our town,
in the places where questions are asked,
may we live those questions,
seek adventures,
that allow the light of hope
to break through.

In our neighbourhood,
in the places of loneliness,
may we be companions
that open up a welcome,
that brings in those
who need compassion.
In our world
in the places of poverty,
may we be richness
in our standing with people,
that we hear their story
and let it affect who we are.
God of vision
may we dream the vision
that is already waiting to be heard
in our world,
among your people,
all around us
if only we had ears to hear it
and eyes to witness its waiting.
Amen
Source: Spill The Beans Issue 36

Readings:

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Psalm 90

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Matthew 22:34-46

Song: Children of the Earth

Words and Music – Richard Bruxvoort-Colligan

Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17

Lord, in every generation
   you have been house and home to us.
You are God, and have been from time before time;
   even before you brought the mountains to birth;
      even before you created the planet or anything on it.
You tell us when our time is up,
   and return us to the earth from which we came.
From where you look,
   a thousand years is like the blink of an eye,
      and the ancient past like yesterday.
Our lives pass as if you had erased them completely;
   they are gone like a dream.
Like cut flowers they are fresh and new one day,
   and faded memories the next.
It’s time for a change, LORD.
   Hasn’t this gone on long enough?
      For pity’s sake, it’s time to give us a break.
Let a new day dawn
   and give us our fill of your love and loyalty,
so that our lives may be full of smiles and laughter
   till the end of our days.
Give us more days of happiness
   than the days of suffering you sent.
May the years where evil reigned
   be cancelled out by years of joy.
Make your actions clear to those of us in your service;
   let your children see your strength in all its glory.
Put us in your good books, O Lord our God,
   and give us a rich return for all our labour —
      may the work of our hands turn to gold!
©2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net

Sermon – O God, our help in ages past

Ian Bartholomew shares this week’s reflection on Psalm 90.

Access this week’s reflection as a pdf:

https://vimeo.com/471020044

Song: O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Prayer For Others

Leaning In: A Prayer of Intention

We pray for the lonely ones
knowing that some of us are lonely
and we pray for the heartbroken ones
knowing that some of us are heartbroken
All our hearts and minds
are leaning in with clear intention
joining in your way
of love in the world
We pray for the wounded
knowing that some of us are wounded
and we pray for the regretful ones
knowing that some of us are regretful
All our hearts and minds
are leaning in with clear intention
joining in your
way of love in the healing
We pray for the starving ones
knowing that some of us are starving
and we pray for the imprisoned ones
knowing that some of us are imprisoned
All our hearts and minds
are leaning in with clear intention
joining in your way
of justice in the world
We pray for the dying ones
knowing that some of us are dying
and we pray for the newly born ones
knowing that some of us are arriving
All our hearts and minds
are leaning in with clear intention
joining in your way
of love in the world
Amen.
Words by Christopher Grundy
2013. Hand & Soil Music

Closing Prayer

With thankful hearts,
for Moses and Aaron and Joshua,
for their call to follow God,
for the witness of generations,
for the part we play
in the continuing story of your people, we go encouraged to serve you,
to seek to build your Kingdom,
here,
now,
this week,
for ever.

Song: Psalm 90

Words & Music Bifrost Arts

Go Deeper

Pray The Psalm:

Try practicing Lectio Divina with the psalm for this week, you can use the instructions here on our website.

Rewrite The Psalm:

Spend some time this week and rewrite the Psalm in your own words, share it with us and we’ll add it to the website.

Art:

Grab some textas, pencils or paint, choose a few lines from the psalm and allow the to inspire you to paint/draw/sketch.

Commentary:

Audio:

Check out this week’s Pulpit Fiction Podcast for Richard Bruxvoort-Collligan’s nugget on Psalm 90. It starts at 39:05

Music:

This is a playlist of songs reflecting on Psalm 90, why not learn some of them and sing them throughout the week?