Midweek Hymn Devotional

INVITATION and READING “At His Ascension our Lord entered Heaven, and He keeps the door open for humanity to enter.” (Oswald Chambers)   Matthew 28: 16-20 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And...

INVOCATION and READING As the weak realize their strength; as the poor eat and are satisfied, God’s love abides in us. As the stranger finds a friend; as the family offers forgiveness, God’s love abides in us. As the ends of the earth know of Christ’s grace, God’s...

ACCLAMATION and READING A new creation comes to life and grows as Christ's new body takes on flesh and blood. The universe, restored and whole, will sing: Alleluia! (UMH #610, st. 3)   Romans 6: 3-11 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into...

INVOCATION and READING Holy Spirit, Truth divine, dawn upon this soul of mine. Voice of God, and inward Light, wake my spirit, clear my sight. Samuel Longfellow   Acts 1: 1-5 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2...

INVOCATION and READING Draw us forth, God of all creation. Draw us forward and away from limited certainty into the immense world of your love. Give us the capacity to even for a moment taste the richness of the feast you give us. Give us the peace to live with...

March 24, 2021 INVITATION and READING God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Corinthians 1: 9)   Lamentations 3: 19-33 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well...

“Air of the Irish” INVITATION and PSALM Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he...

INVITATION and READING “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11: 28) James 4:7-10 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your...

INVOCATION and READINGS I want Jesus to walk with me; I want Jesus to walk with me; all along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me.  African-American Spiritual   Hebrews 4: 14-16 Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Since, then, we have a great high...