An order of service on

Morning Prayer, Monday, 3 May 2010, in the Ecumenical Centre
This service was put together by Sabine Udodesku and Rogate Mshana

There is enough food for all to share.
Hunger in a world of plenty is not caused by lack of food.
There is enough food to make most people in the world fat!
It is caused by lack of compassion and justice.

Prelude

Welcome
L: Christ is risen!
All: He is risen indeed!

Song: Mfurahini, Halleluya (Thuma Mina 280, sung in Swahili)

Prayer

L: Eternal God,
your Word declares
that the love which is laid down in faith
will be raised and produce a great harvest.
This we celebrate as we proclaim:

All: Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.

L: In silence,
we surrender ourselves
and all that we count important
to your will and purpose.

All: For we cannot know
the glory of Christ’s resurrection
if we do not have the fellowship of his sufferings.
And we cannot expect to gather the kingdom’s harvest
if we do not sow the kingdom’s seed.

Psalm 104:24-31 (in Swahili and English)

L: Ee Bwana, jinsi yalivyo mengi matendo yako; kwa hekima umevifanya vyote pia. Dunia imejaa mali zako.
All: God, how many are the works you have created, arranging everything in wisdom!
Earth is filled with creatures you have made:

L: Bahari iko kule, kubwa na upana, ndimo vilimo viendavyo visivyohesabika, viumbe hai, vidogo kwa vikubwa. ndimo vipitamo merikebu,
All: See the vast ocean
teeming with countless creatures, great and small,

L: ndimo alimo Lawiathani uliyemuumba acheze humo.
All: where ships go to and fro,
and Leviathan that you made to play for you.

L: Hao wote wanakungoja. Wewe uwape chakula chao kwa wakati wake.
All: All creatures depend on you
to give them food in due season.

L: Wewe huwapa, wao wanakiokota; wewe waukunjua mkono wako,
wao wanashiba mema,
All: You give them food they eat;
with generous hand, you fill them with good things.

L: wewe wauficha uso wako, wao wanafadhaika, waiondoa pumzi yao, wanakufa, nakuyarudia mavumbi yao,
All: If you turn your face away – they suffer;
if you stop their breath – they die and return to dust.

L: waipeleka Roho yako, wanaumbwa , nawe waufanya upya uso wa nchi.
All: When you give your spirit, they are created.
You keep renewing the world.

L: Utukufu wa Bwana na udumu milele; Bwana na ayafurahie matendo yake.
All: Glory forever to you, God!
May you find joy in your creation.

Song: Murassalat (verses 1 and 2)

Bible Reading - Matthew 14:14-16

When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." Read in Arabic

Song: Murassalat (verse 3)

Reflection (Rogate Mshana)

Song: Cuando el pobre (verses 1 & 2 in Spanish, verses 3 & 4 in English)

Prayer of Intercession

L: This week in the Ecumenical prayer Cycle, we pray especially for the churches and people in Sudan and Uganda…

Almighty God,
we pray for peace on earth.
For peace that is life-giving;
for peace that is love-baring;
for peace that is true freedom;
for peace that is purposeful;
for peace that is prevailing.

We pray for children in time of war; they are defenseless.
We pray for the old; they are unable to escape danger quickly.
We pray for those with physical disabilities; they are at the mercy of others.
We pray for women; they are vulnerable to abuse.
We pray for the innocent; they suffer from the unjust desires of others.

We pray for those whose lives have been changed by war:
the blinded; the burned; those who have lost limbs;
those who have lost their reason;
those who have lost their peace of mind;
those who have lost their health and strength forever.

O God, above all we pray for those in anguish,
those whose lives will never be the same again;
those who have lost their loved ones; those who have lost their lives.

Deepen in us our desire for peace,
restore our resolve for peace, increase our intent to work for peace.
Will for us your peace, perfect and prevailing
for your Son, our Saviour Christ’s sake.
Amen

Song: Bendice, Señor, nuestro pan (sung in Spanish and in English)

The Lord’s Prayer (each in his or her own language)

Benediction

L: Living God,
we thank you for this time of worshipping together
and for the thoughts and awareness that have been awakened within us.

All: May the peace of your presence,
the fire of your Spirit,
and the energy of the wind of heaven fill us
and rekindle the living flame of love in our lives.
Amen.