Dedication Litanies
from Second Life Dedication Sunday, June 3, 2007

Dedication of the Music Wing

The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Psalmist reading:
How good it is to sing praises to our God;
for God is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.
Yahweh builds up Jerusalem;
God gathers the outcasts of Israel
God heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre.

Loving God, who gives us voices to sing in praise of your name: we dedicate these rooms to the development of the gifts of music, which you have – through the Holy Spirit – poured out so richly upon this congregation.

Inspire us as we sing and play, chant and pray
– choir and congregation and ensembles alike–
that, in our worship, we may join that heavenly choir
who forever gather around your heavenly throne
to sing, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts."

Let us pray. O Holy One, you who sang the universe into being: bless these rooms and all who gather in them to offer their gifts of music to your glory. May these spaces be a source of inspiration to all who sing and play in them, so that you might be honored in all things and given the praise that is your due; through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.

Dedication of Renewed Kitchen and Remodeled Activity Center

The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Psalmist reading:
"The eyes of all look to you to give them their food in due season;
and when you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things."

Loving God, you who are both host and heavenly food, we thank you for these renewed facilities that house and feed the participants in Senior Citizens Inc.'s adult day care program and provide food for the Meals on Wheels clients in our neighborhood.

May the food that is prepared here nourish their bodies,
and may the love with which the food is prepared and delivered
nourish their hearts.

Inspire us to discover ways we can be food to one another and to all who are in need,
so that no one has to go hungry in body, mind, or spirit.

Let us pray. Blessed are you, God of heaven and earth, for you give us food and drink to sustain our lives; and loving community to make our hearts glad. Make us grateful for all your mercies, and mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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