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As well as being an icon of the Trinity, Rublev's Icon of Hospitality offers
a beautiful image of the hospitality of God. If possible, have a
copy of it available - either as a poster or individual cards.
Click
here for thoughts you might use or develop during the
liturgy.
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Opening Responses
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| Reader |
Lord God, Creator of all;
you created us to be your
People;
a people free to love and to
serve you
with all our minds, with all our
hearts and with all our strength. |
| ALL |
SO WE COME TO WORSHIP OUR GOD,
LEAVING BEHIND ALL THAT BINDS
US:
OUR DOUBTS AND OUR FEARS;
OUR DARKNESS AND OUR
HOPELESSNESS.
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Reader
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Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of
all:
you came as a child,
gathered into the loving embrace
of a family.
As an adult, you shared love,
laughter and tears
with those whom you knew as
friends
and the love of the Father
with all who would receive it. |
| ALL |
SO WE COME
TO LOVE AND TO HONOUR YOU,
CELEBRATING THE COMPANIONSHIP
OF THOSE YOU HAVE CALLED TO BE YOUR DISCIPLES.
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| Reader |
Gracious Spirit, Inspirer of
all;
brooding over us gathered here;
eternally breathing Life into
all of creation;
endlessly giving, endlessly
comforting. |
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ALL |
SO WE COME
TO BE STILL IN YOUR PRESENCE;
TO HEAR IN THE SILENCE
THE WHISPER OF GOD
BREATHING LIFE INTO OUR SOULS;
DEEPENING OUR UNITY IN THE VERY
LIFE OF GOD.
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Scripture Reading
Create a "Scripture Mosaic" - short passages based around the meals
Jesus shared with his disciples and others. Invite different people
to read them with pauses between for reflection.
or
Read the account of Abraham's encounter with the three angels at the
Oak of Mamre. (Genesis ch.18)
Reflection
Using the Icon of Hospitality
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Closing Responses
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| Reader |
The God
of all Creation called us into being: |
| ALL |
AND OUR GOD,
THE GOD OF ALL CREATION SAID:
BEFORE I FORMED YOU IN THE WOMB,
I KNEW YOU
AND CALLED YOU TO BE MINE.
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| Reader |
Jesus Christ, God's new
creation,
called us to be His disciples
and His friends: |
| ALL |
AND JESUS SAID:
YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME,
NO, I CHOSE YOU;
AND I COMMISSIONED YOU
TO GO OUT AND TO BEAR FRUIT,
FRUIT THAT WILL LAST.
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| Reader |
The Spirit of God, the Creative
Breath of God,
calls us to be made new: |
| ALL |
FOR IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST,
THERE IS A NEW CREATION:
EVERYTHING OLD HAS PASSED AWAY;
SEE EVERYTHING OLD HAS BECOME
NEW.
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| Reader |
The God of all Creation has
planted in us seeds of new life
and calls us to nurture and
nourish them,
to train them and prune them
and make them fruitful for the
glory of His Name: |
| ALL |
SO LET OUR LIVES BE LIVED IN
FRUITFULNESS;
THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD:
OF PEACE AND PATIENCE;
OF KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY;
OF FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND
SELF-CONTROL.
AND MAY THE ABIDING FRUIT OF OUR
LIVES
BE BORNE IN ENDURING LOVE AND
ETERNAL JOY.
AMEN.
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