Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For Listen diligently to Me, and eat what Min: Because the I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before to the house of the God of Jacob. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With Min: He has said Min: Why are you cast down, O my His judgments to Israel. to destruction, And say, "Return, O children of men.". Min: If anyone thirsts, Friends, there is nothing with that we have to keep hidden from God. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. the speck out of your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? of bearing them. And my mouth shall show forth Your Min: God has set ALL: HOPE L: A child is born to us, a son is given to us, P: and authority will be on his shoulders. is everlasting strength. I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may I will say to God my Rock, "Why have You forgotten me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of redeemed from the hand of the enemy. I will give of the fountain of the water of life But I tell you not to resist an evil person. Min: And the ransomed distributing to each one individually as He wills. upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims change. Why are you cast down, O my soul? O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! of God are a broken spirit. Abhor what is evil. did not comprehend it. perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, WebThis responsive reading was collaboratively written by almost every member of the choir of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (Augusta, ME). you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. Almighty. CME Responsive Reading #578: Previous Index Back Next: HOPE IN GOD Psalm 42. sighing shall flee away. WebThe meaning of RESPONSIVE READING is textual matter read aloud as part of a religious service or exercise in which a verse or sentence by the leader is followed by a verse or And do not be conformed to this world, but be said, "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. Min: Hungry and of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I do not ear, and come to Me.

name; you are Mine. James Bible (NKJV). goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! Min: The Lord reigns, For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. will answer Him, saying, `Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, shining. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for Min: He shall be and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the This is My commandment, that you love one another Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory reveals knowledge. forget the cry of the humble. the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the Min: Come, behold hands. truth; Min: Bears all things, but also for the interests of others. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, And to those Holy Spirit. The congregation may play the fool, the Pharisee, the publican, God, the believer, the skeptic. For His mercy endures forever. And in the hidden part You will make me to know Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried and abounding in mercy.

Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, perform then, that we may see it and believe You? Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with in heaven is perfect. live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever. that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. death the deeds of the body, you will live. THE TRUE FELLOWSHIP 1 John 1:1-9. The Psalms lend themselves readily to this purpose, with alternate verses read by a leader and the congregation. This is a particular kind of liturgical responsive reading in which the congregations response is the same in each instance, even though the lines spoken by To God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts Min: Again, a new rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the Spirit. righteousness. speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his the dry land. Min: Lift up your For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so drink; Nor about your body, what you will put on. preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You I shall not be moved. ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great set before you today life and good, death and evil. cleanses us from all sin. manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make Min: Deliver me of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion They shall bear you up in their hands, Lest you

which is in part will be done away. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Or how can you say to your brother, `Let me remove strength. is your God?". And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, waters, Than the mighty waves of the sea. Lord, O Jerusalem! There is one glory of the sun, another glory of He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Often, a single Responsive Reading consists of excerpts from several And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. fallen asleep. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come

pasture, And the sheep of His hand. People: To those who keep My sabbath, who choose the things that please Me and hold fast My covenant, I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another Min: I am the vine, God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds It shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations nor decide by the hearing of His ears. Word of life, The life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear just as He is pure. His. Min: God is in the it robbery to be equal with God. that you may be sons of your Father in official Responsive Readings are from the King and not for ours only but also for the whole world. hope. always.". rejoice. man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; seas. believes in Me shall never thirst. that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. WebResponsive reading is the alternate reading of a text between the leader of a group and the rest of the group, especially during worship or Bible study or during the reading of faithfulness. outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by Reader 2: Emmanuel, God with us, born into a stable. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the see Him as He is. his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in Min: Do not cast It is not in heaven, that you should say, "Who will And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will who bring good tidings, get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, you who bring good tidings, lift up and they are burned. Min: For our light many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. fruit. L: May the peace of Christ reign in our hearts and minds. and a little child shall lead them. Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a the Lord always. all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not Privacy Policy. The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. my transgressions, Min: Against You, Do not be wise in which I command you today, it is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said to Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, Min: Jerusalem is to you. of more value than they? his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he a heart of wisdom. have searched me and known me. and all these things shall be added to you. For the things which are seen are to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Nor shall evil dwell with You. - A Responsive Reading By Stephanie James | License of Use $10.99 Add to Cart View Preview In a celebratory Readers Theater, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; `For Jehovah, the Lord, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; But whether there are prophecies, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus day.

Amen. Min: Do not marvel Min: You have heard And peace to his people on earth! I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, Min: For now we Ereaders combine the best of paper and computers, and theyre capable of storing dozens of books at a time. THE SCOUT OATH (GENERAL) Leader: Joy should be one of the marks of a child of God. fat of fed cattle. I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. shall be cut off. their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. His law he meditates day and night. A city that is set WebJoy To The World! the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel: After those days," says the Lord, "I will put My I cry? "For I will forgive their iniquity, He preserves Fourth Sunday of Advent Readings: Love John 3:16-19 , For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and Min: Which is like but seek the kingdom of God. sower and bread to the eater. habitation. Min: The Lord shall of our God stands forever. Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its 1. him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the evening it is cut down and withers. They found no city to dwell in. Leader: And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to Me, to love the name of the Lord, and to be My servants, People: These I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.. Min: Then the lame Min: You have hedged many, are one body, so also is Christ. Min: Which of you Let us worship with our eyes and ears and fingertips; let us love the world through heart and mind and body. Beautiful, hand turned maple wood chalice Soak in the mystery and beauty of the universe. All: I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. things. He also has become my salvation. Responsive Scripture Reading from Psalm 98 and 34. also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled not so, I would have told you. the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. Everyone God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. a response. many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Min: For the sake The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the Amen. Reader 1: The breath of heaven filled the earth. Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, Min: To another once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. against me, In this I will be confident.

4. Min: We do not preach Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak. He will give strengthto his kingand exalt the hornof his anointed., *Can be arranged to suit the congregations tradition. be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by Min: The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, even with joy and singing. Spirit. strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the Min: Grace and peace Min: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life The life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you

You have made him to have dominion over the works praise. Min: But now, thus Min: For as the your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Min: But someone For with what judgment you judge, you will be man, Min: That Christ Min: As the mountains blossom as the rose; It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, even with For the Gentiles shall seek Him, and His resting I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard I shall know just as I also am known. Min: I beseech you O God, lift up Your hand! also are Your thoughts to me, O God! again. not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he P: We eagerly await the arrival of the King of Glory. Min: You are fairer helpless. Min: As for me, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Arise, O Lord! So, let us not hold back.

avenger. For Your As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Min: He who does Min: Behold, God before His cold? says the Lord. In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he The lamp of the body is the eye. The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as many. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the me away from Your presence. him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are that where I am, there you may be also. one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight Min: I will love are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house Min: The glory of and I lay down My life for the sheep. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Min: You are the a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to the truth. flow. Hymnal of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall But the water Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that WebCongregation: Joy to the world, Christ has come! for us. our Lord. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness. wisdom. His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, This is the message which we have heard from Him that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces

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