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Luke
Live! Evening 3
Luke’s
Gospel with Songs & Meditations
Prepared and Proclaimed by Fr.
Tonight’s Gospel:
segments of Luke Chapters 9 through 19 Please note, we will have a Q & A
session and time to discuss the Meditations at the conclusion of the evening’s
proclamation.
I Opening Prayers
II Solo Song:
Panis Angelicus by César
Franck (1822-1890) G. Schirmer, Inc.
Distributed by Hal Leonard, Milwaukee, WI 53219
III Meditation # 1:
What
feelings are evoked in you on hearing the story of the Transfiguration? (Luke
9: 28-36)
Recall
moments of clarification in your life—times when you arrived at a deeper
understanding of your life and purpose and God’s providence? How may you relate these events to the
Transfiguration?
How
is it that some of our greatest insights come after great suffering and
struggle? What are some of your thoughts and feelings about these realities?
IV Congregation
Song: Into
The Fire – Reprise from the
previous evening
May
your strength give us strength, May your faith give us faith,
May your hope give us hope, May your
love give us love . . .
©2002 Bruce Springsteen from his CD
THE RISING
V Meditation # 2: What past hurts, guilt, fears keep you from
joy in God’s presence today? (Reflection on Luke 9: 51-62)
What
daily responsibilities become stumbling blocks for your attentiveness to Christ
in our midst?
What aspects of your faith must you draw upon
to live more fully n the “present moment?”
VI Congregation Song: Healer Of Our Every
Please
Stand
Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950; Tune: Marty
Haugen, b. 1950; © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc. (In Gather
Comprehensive)
Refrain:
Healer of our every ill, light of each tomorrow,
Give us peace beyond our fear,
and hope beyond our sorrow.
Verse 1: You
who know our fears and sadness,
Grace us with your peace and
gladness
Spirit of all comfort, fill our
hearts. Refrain
Verse 2: In
the pain and joy beholding,
How your grace is still
unfolding,
Give us all your vision, God of
Love. Refrain
Verse 3: Give
us strength to love each other,
Every sister, every brother,
Spirit of all kindness, be our
guide. Refrain
Verse 4: You
who know each thought and feeling,
Teach us all your way of healing,
Spirit of compassion, fill each
heart. Refrain
VII Meditation # 3:
How
may observing God in nature address your current worries and anxieties? (Reflection
on Luke 12: 22-34)
In
what ways does nature distract you from faith in God or trouble your faith?
What
gives you your greatest sense of security in your life?
How
may this add to and/or detract from your relationship with God and
your
fellow disciples? To what degree are you open to change?
VIII Congregation Song: Canticle Of The Sun –
Your Missal/Hymnal # _______
Please
Stand
IX Solo
Song: In
Dreams
–from Lord of the Rings, Reprised from yesterday
By
X Congregation Song: We Shall Rise Again! by Jeremy Young Please Stand
Text: Psalm 23; Matthew 11:29-30; John 11; 2
Timothy 2; Jeremy Young
Tune:
RESURRECTION; with Refrain Jeremy Young © 1987 GIA Publications
Verse 1: Come
to me, all you weary, with your burden and pain.
Take my yoke on your shoulders
and learn from me;
I am gentle and humble, and your
souls will find rest,
For my yoke is easy and my burden
is light.
Refrain: We
shall rise again on the last day
With the faithful, rich and poor.
Coming to the house of Lord
Jesus,
We will find an open door there,
We will find an open door.
Verse 2: Though
we walk through the darkness, evil we do not fear.
You are walking beside us with
your rod and your staff.
Only goodness and kinds follow us
all our lives.
We shall dwell in the Lord’s
house or so many years to come! Refrain
Verse 3: We
depend on God’s mercy, mercy which never fades.
We remember our covenant and the
promise Jesus made;
If we die with Christ Jesus, we
shall live with him,
And if we are faithful, we shall
reign with him! Refrain
XI Meditation # 4: What aspects of the story of the prodigal
son and the forgiving father resonate most with you in today’s proclamation? Do
you find the story more inspiring or troubling? (Luke 15: 11-32)
If
the prodigal son had no true contrition—his words motivated only by hunger and
dire need--how could his father’s forgiveness offer him any benefit?
Was
it the older brother’s righteousness that made him resentful toward his brother
and angry with his father? Or do you
think his resentment was aroused because he lacked his father’s affection and
approval?
How
may this story play on our own insecurities and doubts about ourselves, and our
insecurities and doubts about God?
By
forgiving one, and affirming the other, what opportunities does the father
offer each son?
Are
there aspects of other parts of Luke’s Gospel that may help us understand how
and why God may forgive those who are “less than contrite”? In what ways may
God offer healing to those who feel resentful toward God and others?
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