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WELCOME                                                                                          Brandon Cauthon (he/him)

BRINGING IN THE LIGHT

* CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                               Linda Sperber (she/her)
ONE: To offer radical acceptance,
ALL: to receive the warmth of welcome,
ONE: to devote ourselves to acts of ordinary care,
ALL: to rest for the sake of rest,
ONE: to unlearn the logic of violence,
ALL: to practice expansive compassion –
ONE: this is to meet the Holy,
ALL: this is to co-create the World to Come.
ONE: For even amidst tumult,
ALL: liberation can be tended like a garden.
ONE: Let us worship God – the Holy woven through our days.

* OPENING HYMN                                 Great is Thy Faithfulness                                  UMH 140

CHILDREN’S MOMENT Kids4Change                                                        Kay Davey (she/her)

SCRIPTURE 1 Kings 19: 1-9 (NIV)                                                                        Brandon Cauthon
Elijah Flees to Horeb
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so
severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant
there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat
down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am
no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his
head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he
traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. There he went
into a cave and spent the night.
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

SPECIAL MUSIC                                                                                              Jim Charlier (he/him)

MESSAGE                                                     Don’t Panic                                     Logan Robertson

HYMN OF REFLECTION                         Be Thou My Vision                                               UMH 451

PASTORAL PRAYER                                                                                    Wes Reynolds (he/him)

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Credit: Micah Australia) Unison
Spirit of Life and Love, Holy God, Source Eternal, in our midst yet still ever so
elusive: To breathe your sacred name is a blessing. Your world become. You will be
done here, on Earth, inspired by our aspirations to do and be better people. May
we have all that we need to survive, live, and thrive. Amen.

OFFERING PRAYER Unison
In response to the love You have given us, God, we offer here what we have, what
we do, and even more who we are, that our generosity might transform the world.
Amen.

OFFERTORY UMH 94

* DOXOLOGY                                                                                                           Peder Sill, Pianist

* PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Liturgist Only)                                                            Linda Sperber
God of Creativity and Community – we dedicate our offerings toward discerning what is ours to do. We dedicate our offerings to spiritual practices that nourish us toward collective liberation and expand our capacity for action. We dedicate our offerings to each other’s protection and peace. May it be so. Amen.

* CLOSING HYMN                                   Shine, Jesus, Shine                        Black Hymnal 2173

* BENEDICTION (Call and Response)                                                           Brandon Cauthon

ONE: Let us go forth awakening Divine Wisdom within our hearts and our communities,
ALL: that in this storming world, we might be each other’s shelter.
ONE: Go with God who goes with us.

POSTLUDE

* Please rise in ways that are meaningful to you

Join us for Coffee Hour following the service!