

Fight the good fight of the faith take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ( Saranam means Refuge adopted from “With Many voices: Liturgies in Contexts, (ed.) by Viji Varghese Eapen, ISPCK/CWM)īut as for you, man of God, shun all this pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. L: For the Lord is good God’s steadfast love endures forever,Īnd God’s faithfulness to all generations. L: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and God’s courts with praise.

We are God’s people, and the sheep of God’s pasture. It is God that made us, and we are God’s L: Worship the Lord with gladness come into God’s presence with singing. L: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. (Adapted slightly from a prayer by the Communion of Churches in India) For in sharing we learn to live in peace in sharing we learn to love in sharing we encounter the meaning of life, the mystery of our existence and discover you, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. L: We share our failures, frustrations and disappointments.Īll: We are comforted and strengthened. L: We share our work and witness to each other L: We share one another’s griefs and burdens at a time such as this.Īll: Their weight becomes possible to bear. L: We share our troubles with one another. L: O God of peace, we come before you, not alone, Meaning: Lord our God, the beginning and the end, the light, we praise You! O Source of all, the Holy One, Oh God incarnate, Oh Almighty with all characteristics, to the utmost height, we spread your glory. ♪ Invocation Song : Adiyum Anthamum (Bhajan) Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection L: Where words come out from the depth of truth Where the world has not been broken up into fragmentsĪll: Into that heaven of freedom, oh Father, let my country awake. L: Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
