Blacksburg Presbyterian Church

Grace and peace be

And also with you.

This is the day the

Let us rejoice and be

And also with you.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Come, friends, let us find our home in God’s grace.

“It doesn’t have to be

the blue iris, it could be

weeds in a vacant lot, or a few

small stones; just

pay attention, then patch

a few words together and don’t try

to make them elaborate, this isn’t

a contest but the doorway

into thanks, and a silence in which

another voice may speak.”

― Mary Oliver, "Praying" from Thirst, 2006

This is the story we tell of how the church started:

Fifty days after Easter, everyone was together.

Suddenly:

a deafening roar of wind

Suddenly:

flames of inspiration

Suddenly:

every language under the sky

speaking, shouting, rejoicing!

Filled with the Spirit

Our old ones will dream dreams!

Our young ones will see visions!

All God’s children will prophesy!

Come, friends, let us breathe deeply the breath of life

as we worship this morning.

We gather to be reminded,

reminded that the heart of the cosmos is love.

We gather to be rooted,

rooted and grounded in love.

We gather to proclaim,

that nothing—

nothing living or dead,

angelic or demonic,

today or tomorrow,

high or low,

thinkable or unthinkable

—absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God.

Alleluia! Amen.

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day that life springs up.

This is the day that love wins.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Alleluia! Amen.

Grace and peace be with you.

And also with you.

This is the day that life springs up.

This is the day that love wins.

This is the day the Lord has made.

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Alleluia! Amen.