OREMUS for Friday, September 11, 2009
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OREMUS for Friday, September 11, 2009
Lord, open our lips,
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Blessed are you, O God,
who shaped creation at earth's chaotic dawn,
who framed us in your image;
your goodness is revealed in mercy and compassion,
you touch us with tenderness,
and broken hearts are healed.
For these and all your mercies, we praise you:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
Blessed be God for ever!
An opening canticle may be sung.
Psalm 22
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?*
and are so far from my cry
and from the words of my distress?
O my God, I cry in the daytime,
but you do not answer;*
by night as well, but I find no rest.
Yet you are the Holy One,*
enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
Our forebears put their trust in you;*
they trusted and you delivered them.
They cried out to you and were delivered;*
they trusted in you and were not put to shame.
But as for me, I am a worm and no man,*
scorned by all and despised by the people.
All who see me laugh me to scorn;*
they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,
‘He trusted in the Lord; let him deliver him;*
let him rescue him, if he delights in him.’
Yet you are he who took me out of the womb,*
and kept me safe upon my mother’s breast.
I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born;*
you were my God
when I was still in my mother’s womb.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near,*
and there is none to help.
Many young bulls encircle me;*
strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
They open wide their jaws at me,*
like a ravening and a roaring lion.
I am poured out like water;
all my bones are out of joint;*
my heart within my breast is melting wax.
My mouth is dried out like a pot sherd;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;*
and you have laid me in the dust of the grave.
Packs of dogs close me in,
and gangs of evildoers circle around me;*
they pierce my hands and my feet;
I can count all my bones.
They stare and gloat over me;*
they divide my garments among them;
they cast lots for my clothing.
Be not far away, O Lord;*
you are my strength; hasten to help me.
Save me from the sword,*
my life from the power of the dog.
Save me from the lion’s mouth,*
my wretched body from the horns of wild bulls.
I will declare your name to my people;*
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.
Praise the Lord, you that fear him;*
stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel;
all you of Jacob’s line, give glory.
For he does not despise nor abhor
the poor in their poverty;
neither does he hide his face from them;*
but when they cry to him he hears them.
My praise is of him in the great assembly;*
I will perform my vows
in the presence of those who worship him.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied,
and those who seek the Lord shall praise him:*
‘May your heart live for ever!’
All the ends of the earth
shall remember and turn to the Lord,*
and all the families of the nations
shall bow before him.
For kingship belongs to the Lord;*
he rules over the nations.
To him alone all who sleep in the earth
bow down in worship;*
all who go down to the dust fall before him.
My soul shall live for him;
my descendants shall serve him;*
they shall be known as the Lord’s for ever.
They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn*
the saving deeds that he has done.
The Song of Christ(s Glory (Philippians 2.5 11)
Christ Jesus was in the form of God,
but he did not cling to equality with God.
He emptied himself, taking the form of a servant,
and was born in our human likeness.
Being found in human form he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him,
and bestowed on him the name above every name,
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth;
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Psalm 149
Alleluia!
Sing to the Lord a new song;*
sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in his maker;*
let the children of Zion be joyful in their king.
Let them praise his name in the dance;*
let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people*
and adorns the poor with victory.
Let the faithful rejoice in triumph;*
let them be joyful on their beds.
Let the praises of God be in their throat*
and a two edged sword in their hand;
To wreak vengeance on the nations*
and punishment on the peoples;
To bind their kings in chains*
and their nobles with links of iron;
To inflict on them the judgement decreed;*
this is glory for all his faithful people.
Alleluia!
FIRST READING [Ecclesiasticus 16:17-end]:
Do not say, ‘I am hidden from the Lord,
and who from on high has me in mind?
Among so many people I am unknown,
for what am I in a boundless creation?
Lo, heaven and the highest heaven,
the abyss and the earth, tremble at his visitation!
The very mountains and the foundations of the earth
quiver and quake when he looks upon them.
But no human mind can grasp this,
and who can comprehend his ways?
Like a tempest that no one can see,
so most of his works are concealed.
Who is to announce his acts of justice?
Or who can await them? For his decree is far off.’
Such are the thoughts of one devoid of understanding;
a senseless and misguided person thinks foolishly.
Listen to me, my child, and acquire knowledge,
and pay close attention to my words.
I will impart discipline precisely
and declare knowledge accurately.
When the Lord created his works from the beginning,
and, in making them, determined their boundaries,
he arranged his works in an eternal order,
and their dominion for all generations.
They neither hunger nor grow weary,
and they do not abandon their tasks.
They do not crowd one another,
and they never disobey his word.
Then the Lord looked upon the earth,
and filled it with his good things.
With all kinds of living beings he covered its surface,
and into it they must return.
HYMN
Words: Michael Hare Duke (born 1925)
© 1992 Stainer & Bell Ltd Used with permission
Meter: 87 87 87
Sons and daughters of creation
By God's will we came to be.
Like a poet dreaming marvels
He has spun our history,
Working, till from shapeless chaos
He evoked humanity.
Dark within our first conceiving
Run the rifts that still divide:
Envy splits and anger hardens,
Colour, gender, wealth collide:
Sov'reign nations arm for conflict,
Violence thrusting peace aside.
Yet God holds his steadfast purpose
Of humanity made one.
Walls were breached and bounds transcended
By the death of his own Son:
And the way for love's encounter
Through the Spirit's power begun.
Down the restless generations,
Called of God, his church has grown.
Martyrs' heirs and prophets' children
Penetrated lands unknown,
Challenged by unlikeness, finding
Gifts to complement their own.
Now as partners in one mission,
We must share across the earth
Hope of what God will accomplish,
Faith that promises new birth
To the selves that sin has shattered,
Love restoring each life's worth.
Rich from all that we inherit,
Strong with skills new worlds devise,
Father, may we serve your Kingdom;
Under crisis-clouded skies,
Confidently reaffirming
Where the morning's glory lies.
SECOND READING [2 Corinthians 5:1-10]:
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have
a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our
heavenly dwelling— if indeed, when we have taken it off we will not be
found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan under our
burden, because we wish not to be unclothed but to be further clothed,
so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has
prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as
a guarantee.
So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at
home in the body we are away from the Lord— for we walk by faith, not
by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from
the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away,
we make it our aim to please him. For all of us must appear before the
judgement seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what
has been done in the body, whether good or evil.
The Benedictus (Morning), the Magnificat (Evening), or Nunc dimittis
(Night) may follow.
Prayer:
Blessed are you, eternal God,
to be praised and glorified for ever.
Hear us as we pray for your holy catholic Church,
make us all one, that the world may believe.
Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you:
that the life of Christ may be revealed in us.
Strengthen all who minister in Christ's name:
give them courage to proclaim your Gospel.
Inspire and lead those who hold authority in the nations of the world:
guide them in the ways of justice and peace.
Make us alive to the needs of our community:
help us to share each other's joys and burdens.
Look with kindness on our homes and families:
grant that your love may grow in our hearts.
Deepen our compassion for all who suffer from sickness, grief or
trouble:
in your presence may they find their strength.
We remember those who have died:
Father, into your hands we commend them.
We praise you for all your saints who have entered your eternal glory:
bring us all to share in your heavenly kingdom.
Father,
your tortured Son felt abandoned,
and cried out in anguish from the cross,
yet you delivered him
He overcame the bonds of death
and rose in triumph from the grave.
Do not hide your face from those who cry to you:
feed the hungry,
strengthen the weak,
and break the chains of the oppressed,
that your people may rejoice in your saving deeds.
This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
Gathering our prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as our Savior has taught us.
- The Lord's Prayer
May God make safe to us each step,
May God open to us each door,
May God make clear to us each road.
May God enfold us in loving arms.Amen.
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The psalms are from Celebrating Common Prayer (Mowbray), © The Society
of Saint Francis 1992, which is used with permission.
The canticle is from Common Worship: Daily Prayer, Preliminary
Edition, copyright © The Archbishops' Council, 2002.
The biblical passage is from The New Revised Standard Version
(Anglicized Edition), copyright © 1989, 1995 by the Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The opening prayer uses phrases from a hymn by Colin Gibson.
The closing prayer is based on a prayer from Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers, copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts