4 Epiphany/Year C
January 30, 2002
Annual Meeting Day
Sermon time – Rev Julie Platson
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St Peter's by the Sea - A year in Review 2021
Prayer (written by Kaitlin B Curtice)
Jesus,
We go through life assuming that you journey with us only at certain points, that only specific moments catch your eye.
But in truth, you journey with us everywhere and through everything.
You are there in the beginning, and you are with us through every new experience, in every space we inhabit, every season that calls us to ourselves and to the people around us.
You journey with us because your goodness is constant, and in that goodness we are, of course, never alone.
Hallelujah, that you have always been one who journeys.
Hallelujah, that you do not abandon the task…Amen.
As we prepare to meet after the service for our annual meeting…let this be a reminder for us…that God is here. God has always been with us. God will be with us for the long journey ahead….
Hymn after the sermon: Lord of all hopefulness (H) 482
Sung by Ali Hosford
1 Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
2 Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
be there at our labors, and give us, we pray,
your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
3 Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
4 Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.