August 28, 2011

Our Community Gathers / Nuestra Comunidad Se Reúne Living Rev. Michael Diaz, Joy Jolley Waters "In the beginning God created the heavens Creating a Life That Matters: Class of 2011 CLM Facilitators and the earth ... and the Spirit of God was hovering over + the waters ..." And Invocation / Invocación CLM Graduates so begins our God- story: heaven and earth and the Spirit of God over the waters. + Hymn / Himno Human bodies and the heavenly body which is our Earth are formed more Wind Upon the Waters than anything else of water; water which is Wind upon the waters, voice upon the deep; in perpetual motion through the whole Rouse Your sons and daughters, wake us from our sleep. of Creation - rivers, tears, dew, sweat, Breathing life into all flesh, breathing love into all hearts, in clouds, in breath, Living wind upon the waters of my soul. in blood and earth. Today we worship in awe and celebration of The Holy poured Blazing light of wonder, flame that pierces night; out in the Living Burst the dark asunder, fill our souls with light. Waters which form our lives! God of glory, fill the skies, make an end to hatred's cries, Be the blazing Sun of justice in our lives.

Wind upon the waters, rains upon the sand, Grace your sons and daughters, newborn by your hand. Come, O Spirit renew all the life that comes from you, Send winds upon the waters of my souls. Words & Music by Marty Haugen © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc. CCLI License #1025612

+ Please rise in body or spirit.

First Reading / Primera Lectura DeJuana Jernigan (9 am) The Book of Laurel Powell (11 am) Awakening The Book of Awakening Poet, cancer-survivor, and author Mark Nepo by Mark Nepo has been described as "a student of the miraculous Originally the word power meant "able to be." In time, it was contracted ... an alchemist of the to mean "to be able." We suffer the difference ... It is painfully ironic that in the ordinary ..." He writes with land of the free, we so often walk about with an unspoken and enervating lack "a sense of gratefulness for of freedom. Yet the wish for more controlling power will not set us free, any being awakened again to something truly precious," more than another drink will quench the emptiness of an alcoholic in the grip offering us a "book of of disease ... I always hated [the childhood game] King of the Hill - always felt sacraments ... a banquet tense in my gut when King, sad when not, and ostracized if I didn't want to play. of miracles made from the That pattern has followed me through life. But now, as a tired adult, when I feel stuff of days, the ordinary riches of a human life." alone and powerless atop whatever small hill I've managed to climb, I secretly long for anyone to join me. Now I'm ready to believe there's more power here together.

Response / Respuesta Drink deep the source of life Drink deep and know For living water sings, and living water brings the love that makes our spirit grow

+ Second Reading / Segunda Lectura Bill O'Rourke (9 am) Brett Schriewer (11 am)

Mark 4:35-41 That day when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Musical Selection / Selección Musical Sanctuary Choir My Shepherd Will Supply My Need by Craig Courtney

Spiritual Encouragement / Sermón Rev. Michael Diaz The Calm After the Storm

2 Response / Respuesta Living Waters Drink deep the sourc