Official UM Worship Liturgy Goes "Muslim", Koran Becomes Newest Holy Book |
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From: Joseph Slife
JSLIFE@crown.org Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:37 AM To: 'jwarrene@surfsouth.com'; 'steve@goodnewsmag.org'; 'renew1@hemc.net' Subject: Cokesbury offers liturgy based on Koran FYI... Each week, Cokesbury makes available a free online resource for pastors, featuring sermon and liturgy ideas. This week's resource includes a call to worship based on the Koran. Here it is: ---- A Call to Worship Leader: In the name of God, the merciful, let us pray: People: Praise be to God, the Lord of all being, the merciful Lord of mercy, Master of the day of judgment. Leader: You alone we serve; to You alone we come for aid. People: Guide us in the straight path, the path of those whom You have blessed, not of those against whom there is displeasure, nor of those who go astray. Leader: Our Lord, we have wronged our own souls. If You forgive us not and withhold Your mercy from us, we are altogether lost. People: O my Lord, let security and truth precede and follow me wherever You lead me. Let authority and succor from Your presence be with me. (Based on S7:23 and S17:80 in the Koran) ---- You can find the PDF of this at Scroll down to page 4. Sandra Herrmann is the pastor of Memorial United Methodist Church in Greeenfield, Wisconsin http://www.memorialumc.org/main.htm
The Cokesbury e-mail announcing this resource begins this way:
Thought you'd want to know. Grace and peace,
Joseph Slife |
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