Calamity and God Feb 18th

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READING Genesis 9:8-17

CALL TO WORSHIP

God of wilderness and water, your Son was baptized and tempted as we are. All: Guide us through this season, that we may not avoid struggle, but open ourselves to blessing, through the cleansing depths of repentance and the heaven-rending words of the Spirit. Artist of souls, you sculpted a people for yourself out of the rocks of wilderness and fasting. All: Help us as we take up your invitation to prayer and simplicity, that the discipline of these forty days may sharpen our hunger for the feast of your holy friendship, and whet our thirst for the living water you offer through Jesus Christ. Amen.

READING 1 Peter 3:18-22

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Beloved friends, All: in this season of repentance and healing, we accept God's invitation to be ever-mindful of the needs of others, offering our prayers on behalf of God's community in the church and the world. Prayers of the People, concluding with: Fill us with your strength to resist the seductions of our foolish desires and the tempter's vain delights, that we may walk in obedience and righteousness, rejoicing in you with an upright heart.

LORD’S PRAYER

READING Mark 1:9-15

REFLECTION: Calamity & God

BENEDICTION

Go now, confessing Christ as Lord, in word and deed. Worship and serve the Lord your God and no other. Stand firm in the time of trial; te! the story of God’s goodness, and trust in the Lord whose saving word is always with you. And may God instruct angels to guard you wherever you go; May Christ Jesus be your refuge and stronghold; And may the Holy Spirit lead you" and put God’s Word on your lips and in your hearts. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord, In the name of Christ. Amen.