U2 Prayer Service Love Rescue Me With Bob Dylan Psalm 23 U2 music, lyrics and video for this service...

U2 Prayer Service

Love Rescue MeWith Bob Dylan

Psalm 23

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Opening Hymn: Beautiful Day

The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony groundBut there's no room, no space to rent in this townYou're out of luck and the reason that you had to care,The traffic is stuck and you're not moving anywhere.You thought you’d found a friend to take you out of this placeSomeone you could lend a hand in return for grace

It's a beautiful day, the sky fallsAnd you feel like it's a beautiful dayIt’s a beautiful dayDon’t let it get away

You’re on the road but you’ve got no destinationYou’re in the mud, in the maze of her imaginationYou love this town even if it doesn’t ring trueYou’ve been all over and it’s been all over you

It's a beautiful dayDon’t let it get awayIt's a beautiful dayDon’t let it get away

Touch me, take me to that other placeTeach me, I know I’m not a hopeless case

See the world in green and blueSee China right in front of youSee the canyons broken by cloudSee the tuna fleets clearing the sea outSee the bedouin fires at nightSee the oil fields at first lightSee the bird with a leaf in her mouthAfter the flood all the colours came outIt was a beautiful dayDon’t let it get awayA beautiful day

Touch me, take me to that other placeReach me, I know I’m not a hopeless case

What you don’t have you don’t need it nowWhat you don’t know you can feel it somehowWhat you don’t have you don’t need it nowYou don’t need it now, you don’t need it nowBeautiful day

Opening Acclamation

All: Sign of the Cross

Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of

the Holy Spirit be with you all.

People: And also with you.

Gathering Prayer

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Song of Praise: Jesus Christ

Jesus was a man who traveled through the land A hard working man and brave Well he said to the rich: give your money to the poor Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Well he went to the preacher

he went to the law He told them all the same He said: sell all your jewelry

and give it to the poor But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

When Jesus came to town, all the working folks around Believed what he did say Well the bankers and the preachers, they nailed him on a cross And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave And poor working people, they followed him around They sung and shouted gay Well the cops and the soldiers, they nailed him in the air And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Well this song was written in New York City Of rich man, preacher and slave Well if Jesus was to preach

what he preached in Galilee They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave

Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Gospel: Mark 9:30-37The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you Lord.

Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again."

But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.

Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."

Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Christ.

Homily

What One Can Do

The Millennium Developme

nt Goals

…and what we can do

In September of 2000the United

Nations and its member statespledged to

accomplish a set of 8 goalsto reduce human

suffering across the globe

by 2015

Some facts about

Human Suffering in

2006More than 800 million

people go to bed hungry every day

Every 3.6 seconds another person dies of starvation

Every year, 6 million children die from

malnutrition before their 5th birthday

5 million people, mostly children, die each year

from water-borne diseases

More than a billion people lack access to clean water

and basic sanitation

Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria

HIV/AIDS kills 6,000 people a day

while infecting 8,200 more

Civil war and political unrest displace millions

from their homes

and weak governments drown in unsustainable

debt

Meanwhile…

high trade barriers prevent exports from

gaining access to world markets

In all, more than 1.2 billion people are living in extreme

poverty

famine, drought, disease and war

In 2006

combine to create unimaginable human

suffering

… and it doesn’t have to be that way

The Millennium Development Goals

represent a plan for ending extreme poverty

Clean water for

all

Feeding the hungry

Healing the sick

Improving maternal health

Reducing child mortality

School for every child

Empowering women

Global Partnerships

between:

Governments

Businesses

Churches

Individuals

But how much will it cost?

100 Billion Dollars…a year

SAY WHAT!!!

That’s a lot of

money

How do we do that?

CURRENT LEVEL TARGET LEVEL

We can educate others

We can vote

We can contact our elected

representatives

We can give .7% of

our own income

What is .7%Income A year A day

$15,000 $105 28 cents

$25,000 $175 48 cents

$35,000 $245 67 cents

$45,000 $315 86 cents

$55,000 $385 $1.05

$65,000 $455 $1.25

$75,000 $525 $1.43

$85,000 $595 $1.63

$95,000 $665 $1.82

We can pray

“Truly, I tell you, as you

did it for the least of [my brothers]…

you did it for me.”

Matthew

25:37-40

Together we are One

In 2000, every nation in the world committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

The goals are to

Achieve Universal Primary Education for Children

Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Reduce Child Mortality

Improve Maternal Health

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Create a Global Partnership for Development

One

Is it getting better, or do you feel the same?Will it make it easier on you,now you got someone to blame?You say one love, one life, when it's one need in the night.One love, we get to share itLeaves you baby if you don't care for it.

Every three seconds…

a child dies of extreme poverty.

Every eight seconds a child dies ofwater-borne causes…

Three hundred die during the average Sunday sermon…

…sixteen hundred during the average Sunday Eucharist.

One, cont.

Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth?You act like you never had love and you want me to go without.Well, it's too late tonight to drag the past out into the light.We're one, but we're not the same.We get to carry each other, carry each other... one

One person in seven does not have access to clean drinking water.

One, cont.

Have you come here for forgiveness,Have you come to raise the deadHave you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your headDid I ask too much, more than a lotYou gave me nothing, now it's all I got.We're one, but we're not the same.Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again.

One, cont.

You say love is a temple, love a higher lawLove is a temple, love the higher law.You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawlAnd I can't be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.

One, cont.

One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should.One life with each other: sisters, brothers.One life, but we're not the same.We get to carry each other, carry each other.One, one.

More than 100 million childrendo not have access to education…

70% of them are girls…

Every year 500 000 women die in childbirth…

That’s 1370 every day

…or 57 every hour…

Together we can change the world…

It doesn’t have to be this way…

OffertoryTonight’s generous donations will go to the Nebraska AIDS Project. Nebraska AIDS Project, serving the entire region, acts to eliminate the spread of HIV and provides comprehensive services to all people affected by HIV and AIDS. Nebraska AIDS Project was organized in 1984 when medical professionals, Catholic nuns, Health Department officials, concerned citizens, friends, family members and lovers joined together for one cause—fighting AIDS.

What is one of the most important ways we Christians Stand Up against injustice? How do we seek the sustenance we need as we seek justice for all of God’s children? We Stand Up and we pray… And tonight we join people all around the world who are Standing Up against poverty and Standing Up for the Millennium Development Goals…

Offertory 40

I waited patiently for the Lord.He inclined and heard my cry.He brought me up out of the pitOut of the miry clay.

I will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new song.How long to sing this song?How long to sing this song?How long, how long, how longHow long to sing this song?

You set my feet upon a rockAnd made my footsteps firm.Many will see,

many will see and hear.I will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new songI will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new songHow long to sing this song? How long to sing this song? (repeat)

Prayers of the FaithfulAlmighty God, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have the grace to take up our cross and follow him in pursuit of your work of reconciliation in the world.

We pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for the poor, hungry, and neglected all over the world, that their cries for daily bread may inspire works of compassion and mercy among those to whom much has been given

We pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for schools and centers of learning throughout the world, for those who lack access to basic education, and for the light of knowledge to blossom and shine in the lives of all God’s people.

God of love, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Let us pray for an end to the divisions and inequalities that scar God’s creation, particularly the barriers to freedom faced by God’s children throughout the world because of gender; that all who have been formed in God’s image might have equality in pursuit of the blessings of creation.

God of love, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Let us pray for the health of women, children and families around the world, especially for an end to maternal and child mortality, that in building healthy families, all God’s people may be empowered to strengthen their communities and repair the breaches which divide nations and peoples.

We pray to the Lord.

Lord hear our prayer.

Let us pray for an end to pandemic disease throughout the world, particularly the scourges of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis; that plagues of death may no longer fuel poverty, destabilize nations, and inhibit reconciliation and restoration throughout the world.

We pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for an end to the waste and desecration of God’s creation, for access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people, and for communities and nations to find sustenance in the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us.

We pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer

Let us pray for all nations and people who already enjoy the abundance of creation and the blessings of prosperity, that their hearts may be lifted up to the needs of the poor and afflicted, and partnerships between rich and poor for the reconciliation of the world may flourish and grow.

We pray to the Lord.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for the departed, particularly those who have died as a result of poverty, hunger, disease, violence, or hardness of the human heart;

We pray to the Lord.

Lord hear our prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

Jesus taught us to call God our Father, and so we have the courage to say ,

Our Father who art in heavenHallowed be thy nameThey kingdom comeThy will be done on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pride (In the Name of Love)

One man comein the name of loveOne man come and go.One man come he to justifyOne man to overthrow.

In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906 - 1945

Central figure in the Protestantchurch struggle against Nazism

One man caught on a barbed wire fenceOne man he resist

The Rev. Deacon Jonathan Myrick Daniels

(with friends)Civil Rights Activist

1939 -1965

One man washed upon an empty beach

One man betrayed with a kiss.

In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.

Harriet TubmanConductor on the Underground Railroad

1820(21)-1913

“I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.”

“I must tell you, as a Christian, I do not believe in death without resurrection. If I am killed, I shall arise in the Salvadoran people.”

Archbishop Oscar Romerod.March 24, 1980

Rosa ParksCivil Rights Activist

1913-2005

“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

Mahatma GhandiOct 2, 1869 - Jan 30, 1948

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968

Early morning, April fourShot rings out in the Memphis sky.Free at last, they took your lifeThey could not take your pride.

In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.

Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.

--The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Peace

Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you

live for ever and ever.

May the peace of the Lord be always with you

And also with you

Priest: Let us offer each other a sign of peace

One Step Closer

I’m ‘round the corner

from anything that’s realI’m across the road from hopeI’m under a bridge in a rip tideThat’s taken everything I call my own

One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowing

I’m on an island at a busy intersectionI can’t go forward, I can’t turn backCan’t see the futureIt’s getting away from meI just watch the tail lights glowing

One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingKnowing, knowing

I’m hanging out to dry With my old clothesFinger still red

with the prick of an old roseWell the heart that hurts Is a heart that beatsCan you hear the drummer slowing

One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingTo knowing, to knowing, to knowing…

Closing Prayer

Almighty and everliving God,we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual foodof the most precious Body and Bloodof your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;and for assuring us in these holy mysteriesthat we are living members of the Body of your Son,and heirs of your eternal kingdom.And now, Father, send us outto do the work you have given us to do,to love and serve youas faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Heaven on EarthWe need it nowI'm sick of all of thisHanging aroundI’m sick of the sorrowI’m sick of the painI’m sick of hearing again and againThat there's never gonna bePeace on Earth…

And if the darkness is to keep us apartAnd if the daylight feels like it's a long way offAnd if your glass heart should crackAnd for a second you turn backOh no, be strong

Oh, oh, walk on, walk onWhat you got they can’t steal itNo they can’t even feel itWalk on, walk on...Stay safe tonight

You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has beenA place that has to be believed to be seenYou could have flown awayA singing bird in an open cageWho will only fly, only fly for freedom

Oh, oh, walk on, walk onWhat you've got they can't deny itCan’t sell it, or buy itWalk on, walk onStay safe tonight

And I know it achesHow your heart it breaksAnd you can only take so muchWalk on You’ve got to leave it behind

You’ve got to leave it behind

We’ve got to leave it behind

All that you fashionAll that you makeAll that you buildAll that you breakAll that you measureAll that you dealAll you count on two fingersAnd all that you stealYou’ve got to leave it behind

(Halle Halle, Halle Halleluiah)You’ve got to leave it behind

(Halle Halle, Halle Halleluiah)

Halle, halle Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah Halle, halle Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah I'm going home, sister Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah Halle, halle Halle, halle See you when I get home See you when I get home, sister

Halle, hallelujah Halle, home... Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah

Halle, halle...

Blessing and Dismissal

Let us go forth in the name of Love,

remembering that we are One.

Thanks be to God

Postlude:Where the Streets Have no

NameI wanna run, I want to hideI wanna tear down the wallsThat hold me inside.I wanna reach outAnd touch the flameWhere the streets have no name.

I wanna feel sunlight on my face.I see the dust-cloudDisappear without a trace.I wanna take shelterFrom the poison rainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name

Where the Streets Have no Name, cont.

Where the streets have no name.We're still building and burning down loveBurning down loveAnd when I go thereI go there with you(It's all I can do)

The city's a flood, and our love turns to rustWe're beaten and blown by the windTrampled in dustI'll show you a placeHigh on a desert plainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name

Where the Streets Have no Name, cont.

Where the streets have no nameWe're still building and burning down loveBurning down love.And when I go there, I go there with you(It's all I can do)

Our love turns to rustWe’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the windSee our love turn to rustWe’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the wind

And when I go there, I go there with you(It’s all I can do)

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