Celtic Reflections

Resurrection

Christ, risen in glory,
 scatter the darkness from our path.
Christ, risen in glory,
 lift the heaviness from our hearts.
Christ,  risen in glory,
 dispel the troubles from our minds.
Christ, risen in glory,
 take the weariness from your world,
          and we will serve you in love,
          in joy and light and peace.    Amen

Risen Christ, come,
Raise the fallen,
strengthen the weak,
support the weary.
Give peace to the troubled,
comfort to the anxious.
Uplift all who are down,
give wholeness and healing.
Be with us now and forever.
Risen Christ, come, now and forever.



Incarnation

   You, Lord God, are
strength for my task,
   light for my way,
 peace for my mind,
 power for this day,
presence with me now,
      love for alway.
     Light of the world
bless all who are in darkness,
    shine upon us in love.
    Be with the despairing.
    Support the depressed.
    Comfort the suicidal.
     Give us your hope,
     give us your joy,
    give us your peace.
Lighten our darkness
today and evermore.

God of peace,
relax the tensions of my body
still the anxieties of my mind
Calm the storms of my heart
Give me courage to wait
Let peace flow in me
through me,
from me,
the deep deep peace of God.

Community

     As you love each other,
   grow in the love of God.
As you give yourselves to each other
     God gives himself to you.
     As you share your lives together,
     God shares his life with you.
As you grow in awareness of each other,
      Grow in awareness of God.
        Let his love encircle your love.
     Let his life fill your lives.
Let him bind you as one together
                       and one with him.

Eternal Life

     To all who are down,
         unable to stand,
We bring the uplifting of God
     To those depressed
        and in the dark,
we bring the uplifting of God
     To those who are weary,
         unable to cope,
we bring the uplifting of God
     To all whose powers
     wane and lose hope,
We bring the uplifting of God.
     May almighty God,
who descended the depths,
         lift you up
  into life and glory.

Creation

In your caring for other,
   God cares for you.
As you give your life to other
   God gives himself to you.
As you pour out your love,
   God pours out his love into you.
God bless you and guide you.
God strengthen and refresh you.
God give you courage and hope,
   so that his deep loving care
   is revealed through you.
  God created order out of chaos.
God brought light out of darkness.
God made all things from nothing.
  God breathed life into all things.
  God loves all that he has made.
  God is almighty who loves you.
God is able to uphold and rescue you.