 Welcome, Cheviot churches! We worship together on Transfiguration Sunday.
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Transcendent God, majestic and bright Shine upon us. Everlasting God, majestic and bright Shine upon us. Let your light be found Reach into us illuminating our souls, as we worship together Hymn SGP 45 – How lovely on the mountains (1,2,4) Prayers of Adoration and Confession God of grace and God of glory, you reveal your presence to the world in radiant glory and gentle whispers, on mountain tops and lowly plains, in classrooms and hospital beds, in homes and churches, in the silence of nature and the sounds of cities. Yours is the presence that pushes past our fears, yours is the touch that transforms our doubts. We come before you to celebrate your goodness, to focus on your light, and offer you all praise, honour and thanksgiving, for you are our God and we are your people, now and always. God of mercy and forgiveness, facing the light of your goodness, we confess all that keeps us from sharing that goodness. We are distracted by the desire to have more than we need. We focus on our own disappointments rather than trust the future you create. We feel discouraged by the pandemic and fail to claim the hope you hold out to us in Christ. Transfigure us by your grace, and shape us into disciples who follow Christ’s leading each day. Do not be afraid. God’s forgiveness shines into the world. The morning star rises in our hearts and we are made new. Know that you are forgiven and forgive one another in Christ’s name. Lord’s Prayer Readings – Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-36 Hymn 34 – O send thy light forth Weekly Prayer Faithful God, as we enter into your awesome presence, help us to see Jesus only, who has now made it possible for us to worship without any barriers. In the week that lies before us may we reflect your love in the way that we live our lives. May we be seen as followers of Christ and by our words and actions draw others into his loving care. Amen Reflection I received the message on my phone, ‘I have left them at your back door’. It was from a friend who had kindly picked up a box of oranges for me. Now these are no ordinary oranges, but they come from Calabria in Italy, an area where poverty and organised crime are rife, but they come from an organisation, Mediterranean Hope, supported by one of our Church of Scotland mission partners, and they support migrants who work in the fruit industry, trying to break the cycle of exploitation. Often workers can live in poor accommodation with no water or electricity, and they are given poor wages. Mediterranean Hope guarantees workers a decent wage and assures buyers of excellent, fair-trade produce. Some of the profit goes into social projects. The fruit was supposed to arrive before Christmas, but there was so much red-tape, but it has fortuitously arrived now – during Fair-Trade Fortnight. Oranges on a February day – with their bright colour they give us a lift, but the story behind them at least gives hope to the many migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean – the hope of being valued for who they are. Jesus had been telling the disciples of an arduous journey ahead of them to Jerusalem and the need to take up their crosses and follow him. But he then takes three of them, Peter, James and John, up a mountain, and there they have this incredible experience, for Jesus is transfigured. His whole body seems filled with light, and he is radiant. He is flanked on either side by Moses and Elijah. It was an overwhelming experience for the disciples – no wonder they couldn’t speak of it afterwards. Think of another hillside, with Jesus flanked by two people. Except it is Calvary and Jesus is flanked by the two thieves on crosses. It is almost as if the transfiguration is pointing ahead to it. It is almost as if he is predicting his crucifixion. Perhaps here Jesus is taking care of his disciples. They will go through a lot. They will see him sweating blood at Gethsemane; see him arrested; see him die. They will see the worst happen to him, but at the transfiguration they will see a glimpse of the best – a glimpse of what resurrection will look like. The transfiguration is one way God promises that there is always hope, that there will always be a way to start anew. On the mountain top, God gave us a glimpse of how the tragedy of Jesus’ death was going to be transformed, transfigured, into something glorious on Easter morning. If God can do that for his Son, he can do it for all his sons and daughters. God is saying that no matter our suffering, no matter what cross we are carrying, the Almighty can transfigure our dying into glorious rising, can transfigure ugliness into beauty. Just as the ugliness of the exploitation of the migrant fruit-pickers in Calabria has been transformed into the beauty of being given fair wages. There is a challenge there for us. How would the world be changed if we chose to radiate something beautiful in every situation? If we chose to radiate Christ’s beauty, even everyone is filled with anger of judgement; If we chose to radiate Christ’s beauty, even when neighbours are filled with gossip or pettiness; If we chose to radiate Christ’s beauty, even when people speak harshly of the immigrant or pass judgement on the poor; If we chose to radiate Christ’s beauty, even when we people are being negative around us. Jesus took the disciples up the mountain and radiated love, and he continued to radiate God’s love to the sick and the poor and the needy. We are called to radiate that love too and bring something of beauty into our often ugly world. Hymn 356 – Meekness and majesty Prayers of Intercession Gracious God, you have given us life and blessed us in Christ with new life. Bless the gifts we offer today, and bless our lives, so that others may see his grace at work in us. Revealing God, You bless us with your presence and wisdom, and we marvel at the wonders of your love. You created a beautiful world that reveals your majesty. Thank you for opening our eyes to your presence each day. Help us to recognize you not only in mountaintop experiences, but also in everyday tasks and in times of great challenge. God, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Loving God, Much in this world needs the transformation only you can provide. Where there is violence, bring calm; where there is poverty, send sustenance; where there is confusion, bring wisdom; where there is chaos, create order; where minds and hearts are troubled, bring comfort; where pain is crippling, grant release. Move the hearts of the rich to share with those in need; and call the powerful to act with justice for those at risk. Give us all the will to work for the wellbeing of the earth and to live with respect for the fragile balances within your creation. We pray for the situation in Ukraine. We lift up the work of Mediterranean Hope God, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Eternal God, we pray for your church around the world and for our congregation. Give your people the energy to shine wherever there is persecution, despair or discouragement. Bless each congregation with wisdom and vision, as we face the changes in the world caused by the pandemic. Renew our imagination and commitment to develop new forms of ministry and mission for the days ahead. Gather us as a people again after months of distancing, and inspire us with greater delight in your mystery, and greater joy in seeking your presence. God, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Hear us now in this time of silence as we raise to you the names and situations on our hearts this day: Silence Amen Hymn 458 – At the name of Jesus Benediction God of mountaintop mystery, lead us on our way. God of daily duties, lead us on our way. God of all times and places, lead us from this place and stay with us on our way, and the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with you, Amen
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 Welcome, Cheviot churches! We worship together on the Seventh Sunday of Epiphany
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Come before the Lord your God, in the quiet spaces and the busy places, in worship, praise and thanksgiving, for all we have and all we are is a gift from God. Hymn 189 – Be still, for the presence of the Lord Prayers of Adoration and Confession Faithful God, You have gathered your people in faithfulness throughout many generations. You have offered your blessing to us through their examples, and led the Church through many changes and challenges by your Spirit. Draw near to us this day to guide us in these uncertain times. Root our faithfulness in the compassion and courage we meet in Jesus. Renew us through your steadfast love so that we may dare to trust our future to you. All praise and honour are yours, O God, Source, Saviour and Spirit of Life. Gracious God, you test the mind and search the heart, so you know the thoughts and intentions we keep hidden. Trusting in your wisdom and mercy, we confess the ways we have failed to love one another, the times we looked the other way when someone needed help, and the ways our actions betrayed your goodness. Keep a brief silence. Forgive us for missing opportunities to share your love, and carrying grudges that keep us from offering the forgiveness we hope for. Renew us with your mercy to become more merciful to others we meet, in the example of Christ our Lord. Hear and believe the good news: anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life is gone, and new life has begun. Trust that you are forgiven by God’s generous love, and have the courage to forgive one another for Christ’s sake. Lord’s Prayer Readings – Genesis 45: 3-11, 15 Luke 6: 27-38 Hymn 722 – Spirit of God, come dwell within me Weekly Prayer Everlasting God, we ask that you will make yourself known to us and lead us into the coming week. Help us to believe that you are close by us, keeping us from making mistakes and helping us to love like you loved, even our enemies. Amen Reflection Masks! While we may hate them, we have grown used to wearing them and are aware that they have helped to make us safe during this pandemic. We still have to wear them in church, but it was announced that they will no longer need to be worn in schools. One pupil said she was looking forward to seeing the face of her teachers. She had been new to the school and had never seen them without a mask. It certainly helps to relate to one another when we can see each other’s faces. Our readings this morning are both about how we relate to each other and really gets to the core of the Gospel message. In Luke we continue to read from the Sermon on the Plain, and we find familiar phrases– such as ‘Love your enemies’ and ‘turn the other cheek’. They are so familiar, they roll off our tongues, but just how radical they are. Love your enemies: tell that to the Ukrainian mother whose children are soldiers on the front line. Tell it to someone who has been abused. We don’t love our enemies! It is the last thing we do. It is so much easier to say ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’ and seek revenge for wrongs done to us. It is so much easier to hold a grudge, rather than to face the issue and seek to resolve it. Yet in the Gospel Jesus says that you have got to change and love our enemies and also start to break down the way we define people according to labels. He encourages us to take off our masks and see each other as a child of God. Our reading from Genesis is a case in point. Joseph could be a bit of a pain. He was his father’s favourite and was singled out for special treatment. He was very gifted and even had dreams where his 11 other brothers seemed to be kneeling down before him. It was maybe insensitive of him to tell them so. You could see why his brothers may have resented him. But they beat him up, threw him in a well, determined to leave him to die. Then the plan changed, and Joseph was sold as a slave to Midianites who sold him onto Egyptians. It is a brilliant story. Joseph hits rock bottom, when he is falsely accused of adultery and is thrown in prison. But then he interprets Pharaoh’s dream and has a stellar rise to become viceroy of Egypt. It is at that point his brothers come, basically as refugees, seeking help because of a famine in Palestine. They don’t recognise him; he is wearing the mask, you could say, of the Egyptian number two to Pharaoh. This is his chance to take revenge. Think about the beating, being sold into slavery, the misery in prison. But instead, he sees family and the chance for reconciliation. When he revealed who he was, his brothers must have trembled. But they all had to face up to what had been done in the past, and make a new start. Reconciliation was possible. In South Africa, everyone expected a blood bath, but instead under the leadership of Nelson Mandela and people like Desmond Tutu, there was the Truth and Reconciliation commission. Bringing people together, the abused with the abuser, and, taking masks off, facing the truth and moving forward. It was painful, but it was the only way. Nowadays, there is more talk of restorative justice, which is the same thing. Victims meeting up with those who have perpetrated crimes against them. So difficult, for it opens wounds again, but often that is the way healing comes. The Church supports a project called A Place for Hope, which seeks to transform conflict situations and bring about reconciliation, and I have had experience of them healing a congregation split down the middle, bringing both sides together- by addressing the hurt and the pain. That particular congregation became the stronger for it. In verse 31 is the Golden Rule, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do to you’. So we are ever encouraged to forgive and respect and want the best for others, just as God in his mercy has shown love and forgiveness and affirmation to us. Hymn 484 – Great God, your love has called us here (1,3,5) Prayers of Intercession God of generous love, we bring our gifts with grateful hearts, for we have received so much through your kindness. Bless our gifts, and use them to touch lives. Make us a blessing in our community for the sake of Christ, our Friend and Saviour. God of our faith and our future, there are so many pressures we face today, so many problems without simple solutions. Draw near to anyone who is struggling in this economic climate with prices rocketing. Be with all those burdened by challenges to their health and happiness. Guide us all through the changing face of the pandemic, especially as we move forward. Ease any conflict in homes and workplaces and inspire solutions that express mutual respect and deeper understanding. Help us share with others the hope we find in your presence. God of the whole human family, Hear our prayers for your world. God of mercy and forgiveness, You call us to live together in peace and unity. We pray for our communities and the nations of this world. Where people are divided and bitterness turns into resentment, show us how to work for reconciliation. Where violence and fear turn neighbour against neighbour, or nation against nation, equip leaders to work for justice that will bring peace. Help us build a world where children enjoy a future filled with good health and happiness. God of the whole human family, Hear our prayers for your world. We pray for those whose lives are ruled by hate and vengeance, rather than love and justice. For those whose homes are not places of love or safety, but places of fear and violence. For those who have no home to speak of and have become invisible on our streets. For those who are stigmatised because of status, ill-health, ethnicity, religion. Lord, You asked us to love our neighbours, all of them, not just the ones we choose. Enable us and equip us to carry out Your command and to make a positive difference in the lives of those who are our neighbours and are struggling. Amen Hymn 512 – To God be the glory Benediction Go now and share God's love with all you meet. Go now and share the joy of Jesus. Go now and share the inspiring breeze of the Spirit. Go in peace assured of God's love.  Welcome, Cheviot churches! We worship together on the Sixth Sunday of Epiphany
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Sing to the Lord a new song! Let us make melody before our God! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Let us praise God’s holy name together. How good it is to sing praises to our God; For God is gracious and steadfast in mercy Hymn 160 – Praise my soul (1,3,4,5) Prayers of Adoration and Confession Amazing God At the beginning of time your words brought the world into being. Your breath gave us the gift of life. How majestic, awesome and wonderful you are, yet at the same time you are tender, loving and kind. We lift our songs of praise to your name. Generous God, each day we receive gifts from you. The gift of this new day and the opportunities it presents to us. The gift of food and water that sustain us, the gift of love and friendship that supports us. We remember the most precious gift you have given us, your Son Jesus, who showed us how life should be lived and gave his life that we may live. We lift our songs of thanksgiving to your name. Forgiving God, in your presence we become aware of our unworthiness. Lord, we confess before you that we have not followed our calling: We have not served you as we should. We have not cared for others as we ought. We fall short in so many ways, putting ourselves above others. Renew and remake us through the grace of your Son, Jesus, your love made flesh. Jesus says, Your sins are forgiven. Go and sin no more’. Lord’s Prayer Readings – Jeremiah 17: 5-10 Luke 6: 17-26 Hymn 103 – Fill your hearts with joy (1,3,4) Weekly Prayer Everlasting God, send us out into the world, renewed by our worship and strengthened by your message to John the Baptist. Help us all wholeheartedly to trust in the Lord, so that we may be a testament to the Gospel of your son Jesus Christ determined to bring healing and reconciliation to our wounded world. Amen Reflection Have you been watching the Winter Olympics? It can be nail-biting watching the curling – too nail-biting, as our curlers finished 4th! But there seem to be a number of newer disciplines. Skiing isn’t just about going downhill the fastest or jumping the furthest, but involves acrobatics, and I was thrilled to watch a teenager from Aberdeenshire turn somersaults in the air from a ski-jump. What it must to see the world from another perspective; to see it turned upside down. Our readings today are about seeing life from another perspective about a topsy-turvy world. Jeremiah was called as a prophet at what was an unfortunate time – there was war with Babylon, who was emerging as the great superpower of the day, gobbling up the states around them. Judah was next on the list and indeed had been defeated by Babylon. However, the leaders were trying to wriggle out of Babylon’s clutches and form an alliance with Egypt, playing one superpower against another. It wasn’t going to work; indeed, it was all going to end in tears. Jeremiah ever seemed to be tasked with giving an unpopular message, and he would preach accommodation with Babylon and against this alliance. But in Chapter 17 he gives this lovely picture of hope surviving through all the chaos. He compares a bush in the desert shrivelling up with a tree planted by the water, filling its roots, so that even in difficult times it will survive and indeed will bear fruit. Was it pie in the sky – or was it hope? Israel’s hopes of escaping from Babylon were doomed to failure, and Jerusalem would be destroyed, the Temple burned to the ground and so many taken into exile in Babylon. But the exile turned out paradoxically to be one of the most productive periods for Israel, as they had to rethink their faith and question what they were all about. They emerged the stronger for it and were able to build a new future. Through the Covid pandemic, there have been times when we doubted that we would come out of it, and yet we have had to adapt to new ways of doing things. As the Church of Scotland, we are going through times of change with bigger presbyteries and possibly bigger groupings of congregations and, like the Jews in Babylon, have to rethink how we do things, but that can be positive and bear fruit. Remember Jeremiah’s picture of the tree planted by the river bearing fruit. It is a picture of hope for the future. In the Gospel reading Jesus encourages us to see things from a different perspective. We read Luke’s version of the beatitudes. Matthew’s are far more familiar, given in the Sermon on the Mount. But in Luke we have the Sermon on the Plain. Luke’s are hard-hitting. No sugar coating, they are sparse and get right to the point. Blessed are the poor, the hungry, those weeping, but woe to the rich and those who have. Full stop. It is a complete turnaround from the accepted wisdom of the day, which was that if you were rich, God had blessed you, and if you were poor, you had done something wrong. We see this in the story of Job. It is still with us. There is a new film just released about Tammy Faye, one of the TV evangelists of the 70s/80s, and the evangelists were famous for their lavish lifestyle and their prosperity gospel. I saw it a lot in Africa; ‘come to our church, and you will become rich’! Jesus here is showing God’s love, God’s bias, for and towards the poor and those struggling with life. He calls us to look to ourselves, for we still worship at other altars – the altars of wealth and power and instant gratification. But these are not the ways of the Kingdom, and we are called to share our good fortune with others and ever look outwards. We are called to see the world from a different perspective – even that of Christ. Hymn 544 – When I needed a neighbour (1,2,5,6) Prayers of Intercession All good things come from you, O God, and of your own do we give you. Help us to use our gifts wisely in your service Wise and generous God, we take time today to do as the old hymn suggests, and ‘count our blessings’, naming them silently, one by one, and giving thanks to you, the source of all that is good, and of the deep-down happiness for which we long. We give thanks for the obvious blessings, never to be taken for granted: for good health when we have it, and access to medical care; for food in our bellies and a safe place to live; for people who care about us and for whom we can care; for freedom to dress and speak and worship as we choose, without fear of persecution. But we are grateful also for the curious blessings recognised as such only with hindsight: for losses that help us see what really matters; for vulnerability that enables us to reach out in love; for our weakness that forces us to depend on you; for brushes with death that have helped us value life more. Loving God, you want all your children to live lives that are full and worthwhile, and we pray for those for whom each day is a struggle to survive, never mind thrive; for those who are trapped in poverty and cannot see that ever changing; those who so not have enough to eat, and those who overeat to bury their unhappiness; those who are shamed and humiliated for being who they are, and those who do the shaming. We pray for the people of Afghanistan: the families struggling to cope and find money for food, the girls no longer being educated, the women no longer able to work freely. We pray for all hopes and dreams squashed by those yielding power. We pray for all in this country, for all in our local communities as we attempt to return to some normality after the Covid restrictions. We pray for the lonely, those still anxious about mixing with others. We pray for the jobless and the bereaved. We pray for all who are in leadership. In parliament. In our local councils and communities. For all leaders of the church, all those in ministry sharing the Gospel in whatever form. We pray for the weary, those feeling out of their depth and those who are sinking beneath the heavy load of responsibility. Amen Hymn 644 – O Jesus, I have promised (1,2,4) Benediction As we go from this time of worship, we rejoice in the strength of God, we fix our eyes on the grace of Christ, and we drink deeply of the Spirit, who makes us one. And the blessing of God be with you, now and always. Amen  Welcome, Cheviot churches! We worship together on the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany
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Let us sing and pray in God’s presence. Praise be to God! For God has created the world and called it good. Praise be to God! The Holy Spirit is at work in the world, calling us to follow Jesus. All praise and glory to God. Hymn 111 – Holy, holy, holy (1,2,4) Prayers of Adoration and Confession God ever creating, ever loving, ever leading: your presence is peace when we are frantic; your Word is truth when we face deception; your Spirit offers freedom when we are paralyzed by fear. You give purpose in confusing times; You call for justice when the world settles for inequality. For all that you are, all that you have been, and all that you will be, we worship and adore you, One God, now and always. Merciful God, you call us to fullness of life but we confess our shortcomings. We have wandered from your ways and wasted your gifts. We have been suspicious of the motives of others, too quick to judge and too slow to forgive. Lord, we know that You are slow to anger and abounding in love, so may we rest in that love knowing that we can have a fresh start, that today is the beginning of a new journey with You. So Holy Spirit, encourage us to hear Your calling now. Holy Spirit, enable us and teach us to fulfil our calling. Holy Spirit, empower and sustain us in our service. Lord’s Prayer Readings – Isaiah 6: 1-8 Luke 5: 1-11 Hymn 340 – When Jesus saw the fishermen Weekly Prayer Gracious God, thank you that you call us all to be your disciples. We pray for all who, like Isaiah, respond “Here I am, send me.” Help us in our daily lives of work, family and community to bear witness to the gospel in all that we say and do. Amen Reflection I grew up in a mining community, and although the miners’ rows by the colliery had been demolished, mining families were still slightly on edge, in case the siren went off to announce a disaster with the miners trapped below. It was a precarious profession. Fishing was the same. Like mining, fishing communities have been hit and fewer boats are operating. But with the storms we have had over the last few weeks, I couldn’t help but think of any boat out at sea, though I suppose technology and common sense would have told them to stay put in harbour. Fisherfolk these days have had to live with years of overfishing, compulsory quotas and competition, let alone storms and have been impacted by political and economic changes, so boats have got bigger, but numbers involved have dropped – and fishing villages now make more from tourism than fishing. The fishermen of Jesus’ time also had their own problems. The new town of Tiberias was being built just round the coast. It provided lots of jobs for craftsmen, but it was a Roman town, and observant Jews were not encouraged to work there. But also, money was needed to build it, so people were taxed. The fishers had to learn new practices of working together to minimise costs and maximise profit. This mutual support would have stood them in good stead in their new enterprise of Kingdom building, but an unsuccessful night’s fishing would not have helped them. Jesus commandeered Simon Peter’s boat to preach to the crowds. He had healed his mother-in-law; he was becoming well-known and well-respected around Capernaum and the fishing villages around. Peter calls him ‘Master’. But when he had finished preaching, he told them to go back into the deep and drop their nets again. Peter would have been dead tired and wanting his bed after being up all night, but they seemed to trust him and they did so and came back with nets groaning with all the fish they had caught. Peter’s reaction was to fall on his knees. He was aware that something special had happened, that he was in the presence of someone special, and he was aware of his own unworthiness and said, ‘I am a sinner’. It reminds us of Isaiah in the Temple in the year of King Uzziah’s death. Uzziah had reigned for over 50 years, so it was an upheaval for him to die – many had known no other ruler (Just as many have only known Elizabeth as queen!). There was change in the air, and that’s when the prophet has his vision in the temple. He is even hurt by a burning coal – there would be a cost to discipleship. But when the voice came, ‘Whom shall I send?’, Isaiah immediately replied, ‘Here I am. Send me’. Simon Peter fell to his knees and felt his own unworthiness, but Jesus saw differently and beckoned him to follow, to get closer to God’s people, to be involved, leaving everything behind. But Jesus also encouraged the Simon and his friends to take their boats into the deep, to go to the deep waters. More dangerous, but that’s where the fish were. If they stuck to the shallow waters, their nets would have been empty. As disciples, Simon Peter and his friends had to learn to go into the deep too, for that would be where the people were. They had to take risks and move from the shallow, from the comfortable into the deep, where the fish are, where people are longing for change. Like Isaiah and Simon Peter, we too are called to follow Christ. We too are filled with awe and feel our own unworthiness. Yet Christ continues to call us and wants to use us, to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We are called to go into the Deep; it can be hard, but oh so rewarding. Hymn 532 – Lord, you have come to the seashore Prayers of Intercession Generous God, Jesus encouraged his disciples to keep fishing when they thought their nets were empty. Encourage us to keep giving even when needs seem overwhelming and resources scarce. We entrust our gifts to you with the faith you can surprise us through all they can accomplish in Jesus’ name. Loving God, we bring our empty nets and ask you to fill them. We bring our tiredness and discouragement and ask you to fill us with energy and hope. We bring the skills that we have and ask you to teach us new ways of using them We bring such vision as we have of your kingdom and ask you to enlarge it. We bring ourselves, as we are, and ask you to use us, as you can, in the service of that kingdom of joy and peace. Lord Jesus Christ, we celebrate the life of your church, that international community of believers whose worship and service strengthen our faith and challenge us to live what we believe. We remember before you this day all the Church of Scotland mission partners and also our partner churches, giving thanks for their vision, courage and compassion. We thank you for Christian Aid and other aid agencies. May they ever act swiftly to alleviate hardship with mercy and hope. Spirit of healing and hope, we remember before you the many communities and individuals experiencing ongoing conflict and violence, widespread drought or severe flooding, crowded quarters in refugee compounds, a yearning for education and a struggle for freedom. God of grace and compassion, We lift up those closest and dearest to us and name them before you with affection and gratitude: Keep a silence for 15 seconds. Thank you that your love reaches into the very depths of their needs and gives them strength for their journeys. Be with all who need your help at this time – the housebound, the sick, the lonely and those mourning. Amen Hymn 533 – Will you come and follow me (1,2,3,5) Benediction Go with the love of God Go with a heart for all people Go and serve God's people And the blessing of God Almighty….. |
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