28 May 2010

Opening Responses
Reader	We gather in prayer – to bring the needs of the world into the loving embrace of our God.
ALL	WE GATHER AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD, AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THOSE WHO ABUSED… WE GATHER IN THE SOLIDARITY OF PRAYER TO HOLD THEIR NEEDS BEFORE THE LOVING EYES OF OUR GOD.
Reader	(depending on where the prayer is taking place) We gather in this place of prayer resting on the prayer of those who have gone before – holding the prayer in trust for those who are to come. or We gather in this space, creating in your name a place of prayer, a place of listening, of reflecting, of encountering God’s Word and inviting it to change our lives.
ALL	WE GATHER AS SINNERS, TRUSTING IN THE LOVE AND MERCY OF GOD, WHO CALLS US TO THIS PLACE TO BE STILL IN HIS PRESENCE.
Reader	We come to you, Lord
ALL	BE PRESENT TO US.
Scripture Reading - Mark 11: 11-26

Music response

Litany of Purifying Anger
Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy		LORD HAVE MERCY CHRIST HAVE MERCY LORD HAVE MERCY

From complacency From ignoring your children From hiding the truth From protecting the guilty From despair that things cannot change From fear of admitting responsibility From failure to protect From failure to protest From our own misplaced anger From defensiveness From...		MAY YOUR ANGER PURIFY US

If prayed in the evening, the liturgy/ Hour could close with the psalm for Night Prayer (87/88), Nunc Dimittis, etc. Alternatively, Psalm 129/130, Out of the Depths could be used. © Wellspring 2010

Liturgy/ Holy Hour Outline

Friday 28 May 2010