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Prelude “Praeludium from Partita No. 1” Johann Sebastian Bach
Responsive Call to Worship
One: Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. (Psalm 37.7)
All: O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still! (Psalm 83.1)
One: The storms can rage: outside and within.
All: But our God can still a storm.
One: In the name of Jesus, I declare to you, “Be still, and know that God is!” (Psalm 46.10)
All: And there was calm: outside and within.
One: Let us exalt God’s name among the nations. (Psalm 46.10)
All: Let us worship God!
Opening Prayer
Hymn 420 * “God of Grace and God of Glory”
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Lesson (Unison) Job 38:1-11
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements–surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy? “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?– when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?
Time with Children
Call to Confession Hymn 362* ”I Love the Lord, Who Heard My Cry”
Silent Confession
Assurance of Forgiveness
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.
Passing of the Peace
Scripture Reading Mark 4:35-41
Message Wave After Wave After Wave After Wave After… The Rev. Robin Miller Currás
Hymn * “Be Still My Soul
Be still, my soul! the Lord is on your side:
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in every change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul!
Your best, your heavenly Friend
thro’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul! Your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past;
your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul!
The waves and winds still know
his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.
Be still, my soul! The hour is hastening on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul!
When change and tears are past,
all safe and blessèd we shall meet at last.
Affirmation of Faith (in unison) Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the mighty waters; they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.
For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their calamity; they reeled and staggered like drunkards, and were at their wits’ end. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out from their distress; he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
Offertory “I Exalt Thee” Pete Sanchez, Jr.
Doxology Lasst Uns Erfreuen
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below;
Alleluia, Alleluia.
Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pastoral Prayers concluding with the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Hymn 562 * “Eternal Father Strong to Save” (plus additional verse below) Ivan Burnett, Jr.
Eternal Fortress, Rock and Shield,
Our Savior, Shepherd, Sovereign Will;
You hover like and eagle near
Or like a coun-selor calm our fear;
O may we see beyond all names
Your holy truth we would proclaim
Benediction
The liturgy is prepared by Pastor Robin each week. Sometimes she uses outside sources for inspiration which are noted here. The pastoral prayer in recent weeks has been shaped in conversation with World In Prayer, a ministry of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, in Lodi, CA, USA, whose mission is to assist Christians to pray with current events in mind.
Mark your calendars:
Today, 5pm-7pm, Friends of Grace Community Meal at St. John’s Episcopal, 55 Montclair Ave.
Monday, June 24, 6:30 pm, Amazin’ Grace softball game at Brookdale Park Field #3
Thursday, June 20, 10:00 am, Church Rebuilding Meeting
Daily Devotionals online Monday-Friday 9:00 AM. Check out www.gracemontclair.org for more information.
Food for the Little Pantry is always wanted and needed. Non-perishables only please. With school out of session peanut butter, mac and cheese, and other kid-friendly items are needed. Food may be dropped off at the Manse or placed in the basket as you enter or leave the chapel on Sunday.
Daily Devotionals online Monday-Friday 9:00 AM. Check out www.gracemontclair.org for more information.
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