25A - Monday in Holy Week — 27A - Wednesday in Holy Week
See also my post from 2014
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP (From Psalm 71:1-6)
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
O LORD, in you I trust; never let be be shamed.
In your way of acting to put things right,
snatch me up and bring me to safety;
turn your ear towards me, and save me.
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
Be to me a rock for dwelling in,
a secure place for retreating to, time and time again;
a rock for my restoration, as you have appointed;
for you are my rock and my stronghold.
O LORD, rescue me from the hand of the wicked,
and the hands of the unjust and the ruthless.
Come into this sacred space to worship God.
For you are my hope, O LORD God, my trust since my early years.
I have relied on you from the womb;
from my birth you have sustained me.
In you is my praise again, and again, and again.
A CREATIVE MOMENT
Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print) which was published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer, usually with connection to one or more of the lections for the day, to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession. Sometimes this prayer also borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
It was on a Tuesday
that Jesus spoke out
against abuse of power, collaboration with oppressors,
misuse of authority.
So today we pray,
Holy source of all that is,
comforter of the abused,
strengthen those burdened by corrupted rule,
or injustice;
rescue the abused;
be present to those who call on your name,
to those we named on our lips,
and in the silence of our hearts,
those whose concerns are known only to you;
in Jesus’ name…
(The Intercessions continue…)
(The Prayers of the People continue)
Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK | |
| Isaiah 49:1-7 | |
| This, this is the God we adore | TIS 220 |
| Psalm 71:1-14 | |
| Fill my whole life, O Lord my God | TIS 596 |
| In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge | TIS 40 |
| This, this is the God we adore | TIS 220 |
| We praise, we worship you, O God | TIS 98 |
| 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 | |
| Christ is the world’s redeemer | TIS 192 |
| Christ the Lord is risen again | TIS 365 |
| Come, Holy Spirit, come! inflame our sou | TIS 422 |
| Give thanks with a grateful heart | TIS 717 |
| God has spoken to his people, hallelujah | TIS 636 |
| Here hangs a man discarded | TIS 356 |
| Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice | TIS 251 |
| Nature with open volume stands | TIS 343 |
| Not the powerful, not the privileged | TIS 288 |
| O sacred head sore Wounded | TIS 339 |
| Praise with joy the world’s Creator | TIS 179 |
| When pain and terror strike by chance | TIS 262 |
| You are my hiding-place | TIS 754 |
| John 12:20-36 | |
| Christ is the world’s light, he and none | TIS 246 |
| Crown him with many crowns | TIS 228 |
| Father, whose everlasting love | TIS 213 |
| Lift high the cross, the love of Christ | TIS 351 |
| Lord Jesus, think on me | TIS 546 |
| O Jesus, I have promised | TIS 595 |
| O my Saviour, lifted | TIS 600 |
| Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle | TIS 331 |
| The glory of our King was seen | TIS 353 |
| When Christ was lifted from the earth | TIS 248 |