Lent- Wilderness 2016

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LENT2016: ANAPPALLINGSILENCE

There comes a time when silence is betrayal. - MLK

The season of Lent the forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter commemorates

the forty days which, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spentin the desert before beginning his public ministry. During this time he fasted and endured

a series of temptations that we hear about in our readings during these weeks.

Lent has become a season of preparation and cleansing. In the same way that fasting has

come to be embraced by the secular world as a way to cleanse our bodies of toxins and,

for many, to prepare for a cleaner diet, so too is Lent a way to spiritually cleanse our souls

and consciousness and prepare to recommit ourselves to the intentional Way of living with

each other that our Risen Christ has shown us. Thus, Lent is a season of repentance.

To repent is to turn . . . to turn away from all that sullies our journey with God. As we identify

our waywardness, we think not only of things we have done, but also of things that wehave left undone.

Martin Luther King, Jr., said, Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things

that matter.

We are constantly tempted to remain silent. Too often we take the bait. And though our si-

lence about the waywardness of the world may seem to make living in it somehow easier,

it also makes us complicit.

What have you been silent about this year? What have we as a community of Jesus fol-

lowers been too quiet about?

As we prepare to receive the renewed hope and promise of Easter, let us turn from of our

hesitance to shout that very hope from our lips and our reticence to show it in our lives.


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THEORDER OFSERVICE

OPENINGSONG The Sound of Silence

by Simon and Garfunkel

Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted

In my brain still remains

Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone

'Neath the halo of a street lamp

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of

A neon light that split the night

And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs

that voices never share and no one dared

Disturb the sound of silence

Fools said I, you do not knowSilence like a cancer grows

Hear my words that I might teach you

Take my arms that I might reach you

But my words like silent raindrops fell

And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon God they made

And the sign flashed out its warning

In the words that it was forming

And the signs said, 'The words of the prophetsAre written on the subway walls and tenement halls'

And whispered in the sounds of silence


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When the Presider stands, all who are able also stand.

OPENINGACCLAMATION

Presider: We gather in the name of God, Eternal Majesty, Incarnate Word, Abiding Spirit:

People: One God, whose mercy endures forever.

Presider: Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen, says our God:

to loose the chains of injusticeand untie the cords of the yoke,

to set the oppressed free

and break every yoke?

Is it not to share your food with the hungry

and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter

when you see the naked, to clothe them,

and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,

and your healing will quickly appear;

then your righteousness will go before you,and Gods glory will be your rear guard.

Then you will call, and God will answer;

you will cry for help, and God will say: Here I am.

CONFESSION ANDABSOLUTION

Presider: Let us reveal our true selves before God.

People: Have mercy, O God, have mercy,

according to your faithful love;

wipe away my wrongdoings

according to your great compassion.

Wash me clean of my guilt

and purify me from my sin.

For I know my wrongdoings;

my sin always faces me.

Create a clean heart in me, O God;

put a new, faithful spirit within me.

Deliver me from fear and indifference,

so that my tongue can sing of your righteousness.

Open my lips, O God,

that my mouth may proclaim your praise!

Presider: You call, and the God of Salvation answers; you cry for help, and God says, Here I am.

God guides you continually, and satisfies your needs in parched places, that you may

be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. In the name

of Jesus the Christ, you are thoroughly and completely forgiven.

People: Thanks be to God.


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THEREADING, PSALM,ANDGOSPEL

See the insert sheet for the Reading, Psalm and Gospel.

REFLECTION

After the Reflection, there is silence.

THEPRAYERS OF THEPEOPLE

During this extended time of prayer you are invited to leave your seat and journey to the prayer sta-

tions that are set around the Cathedral.

You may also light a candle near the altar, as a way of offering prayer for specific cares and concerns

for personal prayers, for the needs of the Church, or the world, for those who are suffering from ill-

ness, addiction, or any kind of need, or for those who have died.

The Presider then offers a closing prayer, saying:

Holy God,

whos name is not honored where the needy are not served,

and the powerless are treated with contempt:may we embrace our neighbor

with the same tenderness that we ourselves require;

so you justice may be fulfilled in love,

through Jesus Christ.

All say: Amen.

THEPEACE

Presider: Christs peace be with you.

People: And also with you.

All greet their neighbors with a sign of peace.

All then sit while Announcements are made.


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OFFERTORYMUSIC Brave, by Sarah Bareilles

You can be amazing

You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug

You can be the outcast

Or be the backlash of somebodys lack of love

Or you can start speaking up

Nothings gonna hurt you the way that words do

When they settle neath your skin

Kept on the inside and no sunlight

Sometimes a shadow wins

But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say


Honestly I wanna see you be braveI wanna see you be brave

Everybodys been there,

Everybodys been stared down by the enemy

Fallen for the fear

And done some disappearing,

Bow down to the mighty

Dont run, just stop holding your tongue

Maybe theres a way out of the cage where you live

Maybe one of these days you can let the light in

Show me how big your brave is







And since your history of silence

Wont do you any good,

Did you think it would?

Let your words be anything but emptyWhy dont you tell them the truth?







I wanna see you be brave


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THEGREATTHANKSGIVING

All stand.

Presider: God is with you.


Presider: Lift up your hearts.

People:We lift them to our od.

Presider: Let us give thanks to the God of our Salvation.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Presider: God of promise and pardon, even as we sing your praises, our fear and worldly entan-

glements betray your call to share your grace and mercy. For you sang the world into

being, breathed life into the dust of all creation, whispered into the ears of our forbears,

put poetry upon the lips of the prophets, and, yet, we struggled to hear your voice

amidst the clamor of our own free will. Finally, you sent your Word physically into our

midst, putting your power and voice into the person of Jesus.

On the night humanity betrayed him, Jesus came to table with his followers to celebrate

the freedom of your people. He took bread, gave thanks to you, broke it and shared itwith his disciples saying: Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this

for the remembrance of me.

After supper, Jesus took a cup of wine, gave thanks to you, and said, Drink this all of

you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, shed for you and for many for the forgive-

ness of sins. When you drink from this cup, do this for the remembrance of me.

And so we gather now to be re-membered to you and to one another through this Holy

Sacrament. Enliven this Bread and Wine with your life-giving Spirit, and make yourself

known to us through this Body and Blood of your Word made flesh, Jesus our Savior.

Gather us through this Holy Communion into one body, and further enliven us with your

Spirit, that the love and mercy we here receive may be shared from our lips and shownin our lives.

By Christ and with Christ and in Christ, with the power of your Spirit, and to your honor

and glory, now and forever.

People: Amen.

Silence.


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Presider: Let us pray the prayer that Jesus taught us,

All say: Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial,

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom,

the power,

and the glory are yours,

now and for ever.

Amen.

The Presider breaks the bread in silence and then says:

Presider: To what wilderness have you strayed, oh people of the Way? To what distraction have

you tuned your ears? Have you not heard? To what diversion have you loaned your

eyes? Have you not seen? The One who established the foundations of the earth has

not abandoned. The One whose breast has nursed you has not forsaken. Oh people of

Mercy, sing chords of comfort to worried minds, tender songs to wounded hearts. Taste

and see that God is good, and raise a song of gladness!

People: Amen.

THECOMMUNION

The Presider and people receive communion. All are welcome to come forward. You may receive the

bread and wine, or just the bread if that is your custom. Gluten-free bread is available by asking the

priest. If you wish to receive a blessing, please signify by crossing your hands over your chest.


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HYMN THE GLORY OF THESE FORTY DAYS


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PRAYER AFTERCOMMUNION

Presider: Let us pray.

All say: O God,

you took upon yourself

the yoke of humanity

and the burden of love,

and did not find it easy:

let us learn from you

to share the weight of this aching world,

that our souls may be light,

and our hearts rested,

as together we are carried by you

in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

BLESSING ANDDISMISSAL

Presider: God be with you.


The Presider blesses the people, saying:

God give you sustenance as you walk the Lenten path and courage as you break the

silences that surround you; and the blessing of God, Eternal Majesty, Incarnate Word,

and Abiding Spirit, be upon you, and remain with you forever.

All say: Amen.

Presider: Go in peace to follow the good road set before you.

People: Thanks be to God.

All sing the following hymn.


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HYMN I HEARD THE VOICE OFJESUS SAY


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This liturgy was composed by The Reverend Canon Jadon D. Hartsuff, February 2015.

The lyrics of the Opening Song, The Sound of Silence,

were written by Paul Simon between 1963-1964 for Simon and Garfunkels debut studio album Wednesday Morning, 3AM (1964).

The Opening Acclamation includes text from Isaiah 58:69.

The Confession and Absolution are inspired by and includes text from Psalm 51.

The Absolution was inspired by and includes text from Isaiah 58:9 and 11.

The text concluding the Peoples Prayers is the poem Our Neighbors as Ourselves,

by Janet Morley, in All Desires Known, Third Edition (Morehouse Publishing: 2006), p. 328.

Lyrics to the song Brave were written by Sarah Bareilles for her album The Blessed Unrest (2013).

The Communion and Closing Hymns are from The Hymnal 1982,

arranged for The Wilderness by Ryan McCarthy and Chad Johnson (2015).

The prayer after Communion is entitled Burden of Love, by Janet Morley,

in All Desires Known, Third Edition (Morehouse Publishing: 2006), p. 34

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