A Recovery & Healing Holy Eucharist January 24, 2020 at 6:00p Prelude & Welcome Opening Hymn 680 O God, our help in ages past St. Anne THE WORD OF GOD Opening Acclamation Celebrant Blessed be the one, holy, and living God. People Glory to God for ever and ever. Amen. Preamble & Step 1 of Recovery Celebrant Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who has all power. That one is God. May you find Him now! Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. These are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery. Celebrant The First Step: We admitted we were powerless over our addiction; People that our lives had become unmanageable. Collect for Purity Celebrant Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. People Amen. Kyrie Celebrant Lord, have mercy. People Christ have mercy. Celebrant Lord, have mercy. Step 2 of Recovery Celebrant The Second Step: We came to believe People that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Collect of the Day Celebrant God be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. O blessed Lord, you ministered to all who came to you: Look with compassion upon all who through addiction have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy; remove from them the fears that beset them; strengthen them in the work of their recovery; and to those who care for them give patient understanding and persevering love. People Amen. Step 3 of Recovery Celebrant The Third Step: We made a decision People to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. Lesson Malachi 3:1-4 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice; * let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. 2 If you, LORD, were to note what is done amiss, * O Lord, who could stand? 3 For there is forgiveness with you; * therefore you shall be feared. 2 4 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits for him; * in his word is my hope. 5 My soul waits for the LORD, more than watchmen for the morning, * more than watchmen for the morning. 6 O Israel, wait for the LORD, * for with the LORD there is mercy; 7 With him there is plenteous redemption, * and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins. Gospel Hymn 670 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound New Britain 3 The Gospel Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: Jesus said, ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and travelled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, “How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.’ ” So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” But the father said to his slaves, “Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!” And they began to celebrate. ‘Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, “Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.” Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, “Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!” Then the father said to him, “Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.” ’ Gospeller The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. Sermon The Rev. Christine Love Mendoza, Rector Litany for Healing Celebrant Let us name before God those for whom we offer our prayers, including those who have died and whom we remember this night. The People may name those for whom they are interceding either silently or aloud. Litanist God the Father, your will for all people is health and salvation; People We praise you and thank you, O Lord. Litanist God the Son, you came that we might have life, and might have it more abundantly; People We praise you and thank you, O Lord. Litanist God the Holy Spirit, you make our bodies the temple of your presence; People We praise you and thank you, O Lord. Litanist Holy Trinity, one God, in you we live and move and have our being; People We praise you and thank you, O Lord. Litanist Lord, grant your healing grace to all who are sick, injured, or disabled, that they may be made whole; People Hear us, O Lord of life. 4 Litanist Grant to all who seek your guidance, and to all who are lonely, anxious, or despondent, a knowledge of your will and an awareness of your presence; People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist Help us in this holy season and throughout the year to be patient and understanding with those who suffer from doubt or despair, sadness, shame, or addiction: People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist Mend broken relationships, and restore those in emotional distress to soundness of mind and serenity of spirit; People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist Grant to the dying peace and a holy death, and uphold by the grace and consolation of your Holy Spirit those who are bereaved; People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist Heal those who are mourning and brokenhearted with your light and hope. People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist Restore to wholeness whatever is broken by human sin, in our lives, in our nation, and in the world; People Hear us, O Lord of life. Litanist You are the Lord who does wonders: People You have declared your power among the peoples. Litanist With you, O Lord, is the well of life: People And in your light we see light. Litanist Hear us, O Lord of life: People Heal us, and make us whole. Litanist Let us pray.