Year
C
Trinity Sunday
26
May 2013
Eucharistic Preface
Let
us lift up our 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.
It is indeed right to give
you our thanks and praise,
O Trinity of Love,
for your
greatness is known in all the world
and your glory reaches beyond
the stars.
In the first of your acts long ago,
before the
mountains were shaped
or springs brought forth water,
you
breathed your Spirit into being
to work beside you like a skilled
artist,
dancing joyously to the music of creation
and
delighting with you in the works of your hand.
In your child,
Jesus Christ,
you have revealed the glory and honour
for which
you created all humanity.
When the world would not accept his
truth
and crucified him,
you raised him to new life.
Through
him, you sent your Holy Spirit
to pour your love into our
hearts;
whispering your words into our ears,
guiding us into
all truth,
and filling us with the hope of sharing your
glory.
Therefore with .....
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
Short
Preface
(for insertion into Eucharistic prayers with
fixed prefaces)
We thank you that your Holy Spirit,
who
danced with you in creation
and spoke to us in your Son, Jesus
Christ,
is now pouring your love into our hearts,
and guiding
us into all truth.
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
General
Prayer of Thanksgiving
(Preface reformatted for use
apart from communion)
We give you all
thanks and praise, O Trinity of Love,
for your greatness is known
in all the world
and your glory reaches beyond the stars.
In
the first of your acts long ago,
before the mountains were
shaped
or springs brought forth water,
you breathed your Spirit
into being
to work beside you like a skilled artist,
dancing
joyously to the music of creation
and delighting with you in the
works of your hand.
In your child, Jesus Christ,
you have
revealed the glory and honour
for which you created all
humanity.
When the world would not accept his truth
and
crucified him,
you raised him to new life.
Through him, you
sent your Holy Spirit
to pour your love into our
hearts;
whispering your words into our ears,
guiding us into
all truth,
and filling us with the hope of sharing your
glory.
Therefore, with our hearts lifted high,
we offer you
thanks and praise at all times
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever
and ever.
Amen.
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
Declaration
of Grace / Absolution
Through our Lord, Jesus
Christ,
we have obtained access to the grace of God.
By our
faith we are put right with God
Have peace with God
for we will
share in God’s glory.
Sisters and Brothers,
........your
sins are forgiven;
................be
at peace.
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
Commission
& Benediction
Go now, rejoicing in
God
and delighting in all God does.
Stand firm in the grace
found in Christ
so that in suffering,
you may grow in
endurance, character and hope.
And may God crown you with
glory and honour;
May Christ Jesus bring you into the mercy of
God;
and may the Holy Spirit pour love into your
hearts
........and guide you into all
truth.
We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,
........In
the name of Christ. Amen.
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
Paraphrases
of the Scripture
Lections
for Trinity Sunday -
Year C - 26 May 2013
Lections from The Revised
Common Lectionary.
Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common
Texts (CCT)
P. O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville, TN 37203-0003,
USA. Used with Permission.
* Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31
Wisdom calls; her
voice full of promise.
........Can’t
you hear her, offering herself to all who pass by?
On the
station steps at rush hour, there she is.
........On
a busy corner where everyone passes;
........leaning
on the gate as the crowd comes through;
................wherever
people are, her voice rings out.
This is what she has to
say:
“Come one and all, and hear me out;
........If
you’re in the land of the living, what I have to offer is for
you.
The LORD began the work of creation
with me;
........the opening act of
the primeval drama.
In time before dreaming I was in on the
action;
........right from the word
‘go’ as the earth began.
Before the oceans were spawned, I
was conceived;
........before the
first springs bubbled up and the waters broke free.
Before the
mountains were carved and anchored in place;
........before
the hills were moulded, I was born;
brought forth by hands that
were not yet dirty
........from
forging the elements of the planet’s first soil.
I was there
to see the LORD’s preliminary works:
........-
launching the heavens;
........-
drawing coastlines on the deep blue sea;
........-
filling the sky with water-laden clouds;
........-
unplugging the springs to fill rivers and lakes;
........-
putting the ocean in its place,
................and
drawing a line in the sand that it dare not cross;
........-
marking out and pouring the foundations of the earth.
Throughout
creation, I was there at the LORD’s
side,
........applying my skills like
an expert in the trade.
My joyous enthusiasm always made the
LORD’s day,
........for
I filled our work with dance and play.
The LORD’s
earth was my playground
........and
the earth’s children my greatest delight.”
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
*
Psalm 8
Our LORD and
ruler,
........all over the
world
................the mere
mention of your name sets hearts pounding!
Your glory fills
the universe!
The gurgling of babies makes more
sense
........than the clever
arguments of your enemies.
The innocent chatter of
children
........silences the
venomous talk of your opponents.
When I gaze at your handiwork
in the night skies
........— the
moon, the stars, the milky way —
................the
whole cosmos under your control;
I can’t help but wonder why you
bother with us.
........Why do you
care so much for mere human beings
................when
we count for so little in the scheme of things?
And yet, for
reasons known to you alone,
........you
created us almost on a par with yourself
................and
decorated us with the highest honours and glory.
You have even
entrusted us with power over your precious creation;
........you
placed the future of all life in our hands:
................sheep
and cattle;
........................emu
and kangaroo
................insects,
reptiles, birds, and sea creatures;
........air,
land and water and the planet itself.
Our LORD
and ruler,
........all over the
world
................the mere
mention of your name sets hearts pounding!
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
*
Romans 5: 1-5
........It
was our faith that put us back in the good books with God. We put our
trust in Jesus Christ our Lord and we can rest assured that he has
cleared up everything with God for us. Christ got us in on the
extravagant generosity of God, and that generosity has given us a
safe place to plant our feet. We don’t just stand there, though. We
hold our heads up high and announce, with pride, that we confidently
expect to be sharing the glory that is coming to God. Actually, it’s
not just what’s coming in the future that makes us feel so good.
Even now, when life seems to be giving us a raw deal, we can stand
proud. We know that going through suffering can make us tough enough
to survive the worst of times. This ability to tough things through
will in turn generate new depths of integrity and maturity within us.
And that brings us full-circle because it is this integrity and
maturity that gives us our confidence about the future. Our
confidence is not in vain either. We are sure about that because of
what we have already experienced: a flood of love surging into our
hearts from the Holy Spirit who God has given to us.
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net
*
John 16: 12-15
........On
the night that he was betrayed, Jesus said to his disciples, “There
is a whole lot more I would love to say to you, but it would all be
too much for you at the moment. The Spirit will come, full of truth,
and will lead you by the hand into the pathways of truth. The Spirit
does not speak independently, but on my behalf. Through the Spirit, I
will let you know what is going to happen and what it all means. I
will be honoured by everything the Spirit says, because they are my
words delivered to you. All that the Father has is mine. So now you
understand why I have been saying that the message the Spirit will
deliver to you is actually coming from me.”
©2001 Nathan
Nettleton LaughingBird.net