Cathy!!! Thank you so much for taking the lead on picking music for this Sunday. I know it will be great.
Context from http://www.npm.org/Planning/yearb/index.html
One model for service that the church's deacons have always embraced is found in today's Gospel: The friends of the paralyzed man find a way to bring him into contact with Jesus. This model has also been suggested to other orders of the clergy; it is the model for humble service to be embraced by all the baptized.
Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25. The "something new" that the prophet celebrates is the return of the people from exile in Babylon . This surprising event is interpreted as an act of forgiveness for the sinfulness which caused the exile in the first place.
Psalm of the Day: Ps 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14
The psalm begins with a teaching about how God cares for the sick, moves into the prayer of a sick person, and ends with an affirmation that God has cured the sickness.
2 Corinthians 1:18-22. In response to the community's questioning about some of Paul's teaching (specifically about the return of Christ in glory), Paul calls the community to trust in God. Interpretations of God's plan may be mistaken, but God is always "Yes," and our response to God in Christ should always be "Amen."
Mark 2:1-12. The forgiveness of sin is a divine prerogative. By claiming it, Jesus is claiming divine power. To prove that he has such power, he does a less significant thing—he cures paralysis.
- Opening: Christ, Be Our Light - [CC395]
- CCM Opening: Trading My Sorrows (see sheet)
- Psalm 41: O God, Heal My Soul(Haas) - (See Sheet)
- Offertory: You Are Near - [CC417]
- Communion 1: To Be Your Bread - [CC488]
- Communion 2: Remember Your Love - [CC337]
- CCM Closing: Light The Fire (see sheet)
- Recessional: Lift Up Your Hearts - [CC373]
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