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[Pages:2]First C hristia n C hurc h ? Blo o ming to n Ma y 1, 2020 6:30 p m

Ma y Se rie s o f Ja zz Me d ita tio ns o n the The me : Ab und a nc e The Ab und a nc e o f C re a tio n

Ele na Esc ud e ro , sing e r Lind a Ab e , re a d e r

G a the ring

C o me , Lo rd Je sus, C o me Me e t Us he re

Will Ba rna rd

G re e ting a nd Sc rip ture

Ele na Esc ud e ro

Ne ithe r he ig ht no r d e p th, no r a nything e lse in a ll c re a tion, will b e a b le to se p a ra te us fro m the lo ve o f G o d tha t is in C hrist Je sus o ur Lo rd .

-Ro ma ns 8:29

Ja zz Me d ita tio n

We C a nno t O wn the Sunlit Sky

ENDLESS SO NG

We c a nno t o wn the sunlit sky, the mo o n, the wild -flo we rs g ro wing , fo r we a re p a rt o f a ll tha t is within life ' s rive r flo wing . With o p e n ha nd s re c e ive a nd sha re the g ifts o f G o d ' s c re a tio n, tha t a ll ma y ha ve a b und a nt life in e ve ry e a rthly na tio n.

Whe n b o d ie s shive r in the nig ht a nd we a ry wa it fo r mo rning , Whe n c hild re n ha ve no b re a d b ut te a rs, a nd wa r ho rns so und the ir wa rning , G o d c a lls huma nity to a wa ke , to jo in in c o mmo n la b o r, tha t a ll ma y ha ve a b und a nt life , in o ne ne ss with the ir ne ig hb o r.

G o d c a lls huma nity to jo in a s p a rtne rs in c re a ting a future fre e fro m wa nt o r fe a r Life ' s g o o d ne ss c e le b ra ting , Tha t ne w wo rld b e c ko ns fro m a fa r, invite s o ur sha re d e nd e a vo r, tha t a ll mig ht ha ve a b und a nt life a nd p e a c e e nd ure fo re ve r.

- Ruth Duc k (b . 1947)

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Wild G e e se

Ma ry O live r (1934-2019)

Yo u d o no t ha ve to b e g o o d . Yo u d o no t ha ve to wa lk o n yo ur kne e s fo r a hund re d mile s thro ug h the d e se rt, re p e nting . Yo u o nly ha ve to le t the so ft a nima l o f yo ur b o d y

lo ve wha t it lo ve s. Te ll me a b o ut d e sp a ir, yo urs, a nd I will te ll yo u mine .

Me a nwhile the wo rld g o e s o n. Me a nwhile the sun a nd the c le a r p e b b le s o f the ra in

a re mo ving a c ro ss the la nd sc a p e s, o ve r the p ra irie s a nd the d e e p tre e s,

the mo unta ins a nd the rive rs. Me a nwhile the wild g e e se , hig h in the c le a n b lue a ir,

a re he a d ing ho me a g a in. Who e ve r yo u a re , no ma tte r ho w lo ne ly, the wo rld o ffe rs itse lf to yo ur ima g ina tio n, c a lls to yo u like the wild g e e se , ha rsh a nd e xc iting ? o ve r a nd o ve r a nno unc ing yo ur p la c e

in the fa mily o f thing s.

Dismissa l

Lind a Ab e

C lo sing Sung Pra ye r

The Lo rd ' s Pra ye r

Ele na Esc ud e ro

First C hristia n Ja zz Ve sp e rs Sta ff

He le n He mp fling , Pa sto r Lind a Ab e , Ja zz Ve sp e rs Ministry Ele na Esc ud e ro , Dire c to r o f Frid a y Ja zz Ve sp e r Mo me nts Ja n Ha rring to n, Dire c to r o f Music Jo no Pa lme r, Te c hnic a l Sup p o rt

This service was pre-recorded in various segments to allow the participants to strictly follow guidelines regarding social distancing.

Special thank you to Jono Palmer and Jennifer Fettchenhauer for assistance in producing and posting our worship services online.

Ac kno wle d g e me nts

We Ca nnot Own the Sunlit Sky: Ruth Duc k ? 1992, G IA Pub lic a tio ns, Inc . Re p rinte d a nd re c o rd e d und e r O ne Lic e nse .ne t # A-724866. All rig hts re se rve d

Wild Ge e se : Ma ry O live r in De vo tio ns: a se le c tio n o f p o e try b y Ma ry Olive r, ? 2017 Pe ng uin Pre ss, a c c e sse d http s:/ / hig he xiste nc e .c o m/ ma ry-o live r-q uo te s-wisd o m

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