Reader | We are standing on the edge: | |
Our earth the blue-green jewel we call home | ||
stands on the edge of global catastrophe: | ||
her green forests give way to charred blackened mess | ||
her blue skies stifled by smog | ||
her waters discoloured by filth | ||
her climate warming | ||
ALL | WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE | |
THE EDGE OF LIFE - THE EDGE OF DEATH | ||
Reader | We are standing on the edge: | |
Earths creatures stand on the edge of extinction. | ||
Myriad species crafted at the hands of the Creator | ||
delighting Him in their diversity | ||
Gods creatures vanish from the face of the earth | ||
and are lost forever. | ||
ALL | WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE | |
THE EDGE OF LIFE - THE EDGE OF DEATH | ||
Reader | We are standing on the edge: | |
human beings stand on the cutting edge of a new millennium. | ||
Creatures made in Gods image and likeness | ||
look into the future with fear | ||
standing on the edge of inescapable debt | ||
standing at the edge of hunger and thirst | ||
life lived but always at the edges | ||
ALL | WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE | |
THE EDGE OF LIFE - THE EDGE OF DEATH | ||
Reader | We are standing on the edge: | |
human beings stand on the cutting edge of a new millennium. | ||
Creatures made in Gods image and likeness | ||
look into the future with fear | ||
standing on the edge of poverty | ||
standing on the edge of homelessness | ||
standing on the edge of addiction | ||
life lived but always at the edges | ||
ALL | WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE | |
THE EDGE OF LIFE - THE EDGE OF DEATH | ||
Reader | We are standing on the edge: | |
human beings stand on the cutting edge of a new millennium. | ||
Creatures made in Gods image and likeness | ||
look into the future with fear | ||
standing on the fringes of family-life | ||
standing at the fringes of a prosperous society | ||
standing on the fringes of what is called "normal" | ||
life lived but always at the edges | ||
ALL | WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE | |
THE EDGE OF LIFE - THE EDGE OF DEATH | ||
Reader | We will follow You, Lord | |
we will go where You go | ||
and see as You see. | ||
But when we see a world filled with pain Lord, what hope is there? |
Scripture Reading - Luke 4: 16-21
Closing Responses - based on the Millennium Resolution
Reader | Through Christ, the Firstborn of all Creation | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR RESPECT FOR THE EARTH | |
Reader | Through Christ, Prince of Peace | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR PEACE FOR EARTHS PEOPLES | |
Reader | Through Christ, King of Love | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR LOVE IN OUR LIVES | |
Reader | Through Christ, Lord of the Dance | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR DELIGHT IN THE GOOD | |
Reader | Through Christ, Divine Healer | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR FORGIVENESS FOR PAST WRONGS | |
Reader | Through Christ, Morning Star of a new millennium | |
ALL | WE PRAY FOR THE GRACE TO MAKE A
NEW START FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR WORLD |
|
Reader | And may God bless us and keep us, today and each day | |
ALL | THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT | |
Reader | And until we meet again | |
ALL |
MAY GOD HOLD US IN THE PALM OF
HIS HAND. AMEN |
© Wellspring 1999