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Workshop fivePart of the remit of workshop five was to prepare additional worship material for the consultation's closing service at the Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, on August 28. For the rest, the report of this Workshop to the final plenary session consisted of the Rev Douglas Galbraith teaching participants to sing "a hymn on spelling glory", which is also printed below. PRAYERS FOR GREYFRIARSA PRAYER OF APPROACH: Minister: Glory be to you, Creator-God: you sent your Son among us to share our shame and hope. Glory be to you, Lord Jesus Christ: you stand among us and in you all human possibilities are fulfilled.Glory be to you, Holy Spirit: you unsettle us, but you go before us and help us to discover ways of the kingdom Father-Son-Holy Spirit: receive the adoration of your people.Amen, A PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS: Minister: Let us now in silence confess before Godall that we have done to diminish his glory; all that we have done - or left undone - to hurt the dignity and future of his creation: SILENCE Minister: Kyrie eleison People: LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US Minister: Christe eleison People: CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US Minister: Kyrie eleison People: LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US * *. THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Minister: I want to share with you, my brothers and sisters: my unshakeable trust in God: He is faithful and just to those who turn to Him. He has forgiven your sins. Let us then a]so forgive each other and ourselves, and start life all over again. * * A SUNG PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (from Malawi): Bidding (solo): Come now, Holy Spirit, come and help us... Response (all): COME NOW, HOLY SPIRIT, COME Bidding (solo): Teach us, Holy Spirit, make us worthy... Response (all): COME NOW, HOLY SPIRIT, COME Bidding (solo): Open wide our minds that we may know you... Response (all): COME NOW, HOLY SPIRIT, COME Bidding (solo): Speak so clearly that we understand you... Response (all): COME NOW, HOLY SPIRIT, COME PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION: Minister: Deep in our heart acknowledging that glory belongs to God, as does the future of humanity, let us turn to him in prayer. Let us pray for our world, broken and hurt, that there may be healing and peace.SILENCE Bidding (solo ): Lord in your mercyResponse (all): HEAR OUR PRAYER (sung) Minister: Let us pray for people, captive and frightened, that there may be freedom and hope. SILENCE Bidding (solo): Lord in your mercyResponse (all): HEAR OUR PRAYER Minister: Let us pray for the church, far and near, that it may be faithful to Christ. SILENCE Bidding (solo ): Lord in your mercyResponse (all): HEAR OUR PRAYER Minister: Let us pray for this Alliance that we may have the courage to lose our lives to others. SILENCEBidding (solo): Lord in your mercy Response (all): HEAR OUR PRAYER (The melody for the bidding and the response was specially composed for the occasion by Douglas Galbraith )
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