Friday, May 25, 2007, 7:00 PM
Call to Worship
“I am the resurrection and the life,” says the Lord. “Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” Let us worship the God of resurrection life.
Let us pray.
O God, in whom we live and move and have our being, we thank you for the life of Mr. Charles Yoke Lynn Wong. We are grateful for all the ways he has touched the lives of those around him. His death brings pain to those who love him. Hear their cries, feel their pain, know their loss. Hold them tenderly in your strong arms, granting them your peace and strength and comfort. Speak to them your Word of hope, helping them to see beyond their grief—for you love them, and promise never to leave them. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Closing Prayer
Creator and Provider God, at this time of all times, we need to thank you for the precious gift of life. We thank you for health—and for the skill and compassion of those who care for us when our health falters and fails. We thank you for home: for the roof over our heads and the bed where we stretch out to renew our strength in sleep; and for loved ones who make that roof and that bed and all the rest into a true home. And we thank you for hope: hope for the pursuit of the next goal when one goal has been reached: hope for recovery and a fresh start when a goal has eluded us; hope at the last, when all hope seems lost, except for the one shining hope set before us in your raising our Lord Jesus from death. Amen.
Benediction
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. Amen.