DASAL-AWIT: PRAYING MEDITATIVELY THROUGH SONGS I.

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING Song of Prayer: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place L - In the beginning, when it was very dark, God said: Let there be light. A - And there was light. [The sign of lighta lighted candleis placed on a central table.] L - In the beginning, when it was very quiet, the Word was with God. A - And the Word was God. [The sign of the Wordan open Bibleis placed on the table.] L - When the time was right, God sent his Son. A - He came among us and was one of us. [The sign of the Sona crossis placed on the table.] Song of Prayer: O Lord, I Seek You for I Thirst

L - O God, for your love for us, warm and brooding, which has brought us to birth and has opened our eyes: A - We give you thanks. L - For your love for us, wild and freeing, which has awakened us to the energy of creation: to the sap that flows, the blood that pulses, and the heart that sings: A - We give you thanks. L - For your love for us, compassionate and patient, which has carried us through our pain, wept beside us in our sin, and waited with us in our confusion: A - We give you thanks. L - For your love for us, strong and challenging, which has called us to risk for you, asked for the best in us, and shown us how to serve; A - We give you thanks.

L - O God, we come to celebrate that your Holy Spirit is present deep within us, and at the heart of all life. Forgive us when we forget your gift of love. Awaken us to the love that Christ offers, and draw us into your presence. Song of Prayer: I Love The Lord

II. HEARING THE WORD R A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans (Romans 13:11-12). And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. The Word of the Lord. A - Thanks be to God.
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Song of Prayer: Here I Am to Worship

Period of Silent Meditation

III. GUIDED PRAYER FOR AWAKENING L- O God, we come asking for you to wake us up from our slumber. Help us to understand how to worship you more fully; A - Awaken your people, O Lord. [time of silent prayer] L - Help us to understand how you want us to serve you; A - Awaken your people, O Lord. [time of silent prayer]

L - Help us to understand how to love each other so that the world will know that we are your disciples; A - Awaken your people, O Lord. Awaken me. [time of silent prayer]

IV. CONCLUDING PRAYER

L - Let us call upon the Father as Jesus taught us A - Our Father who art in heaven . . . L - Let us pray.

Father God, Eternal life is to know You, the only True God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Let our daily search be for You and for a fuller life in You. May Your Holy Spirit fill us with Your joy and send us forth to be the living witnesses of Your Son Jesus. We make this prayer through Christ our lord. ALL: Amen. ALL: May the Lord bless us, keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

CONCLUDING SONG: You Are Holy