Cantica Gaudia

Ordinary Time, Fall: Tuesday Evening Prayer

Opening: Bury us in wonder, Lord, and raise us to sing your praise.

Canticle: Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord,
O heavens and all waters above the heavens,
Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord,
Praise him and highly exalt him for ever.

Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew,
All winds and fire and heat.
Winter and summer, glorify the Lord,
Praise her and highly exalt her for ever.

Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold,
Drops of dew and flakes of snow.
Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord,
Praise him and highly exalt him for ever.

Glorify the Lord, O nights and days,
O shining light and enfolding dark.
Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord,
Praise her and highly exalt her for ever.

Psalm: High praises
to you who raised me up
so my critics fall silent
from their death wishes
over me

Lord Most High
I called you
and I was made new

you pulled me back
from the cold lip of the grave
and I am alive

to sing to you
friends, play in his honor
band of steady hearts

his anger like death
passes in a moment
his love lasts forever

cry yourself to sleep
but when you awake
light is all around you

I thought I was experienced
nothing was going to shake me
I was serious as a mountain

Lord, you were with me and then
you were gone
I looked for your face in terror

my body was made of clay
My Lord, it is now
I call you

what good is my blood my tears
sinking in the mud
is mere dust singing

can it speak
these words on my tongue, Lord
help me

turn my heavy sighing into dance
loosen my shirt and pants
and wrap me in your glow

so my heart can find its voice
through my lips to you
warm and alive

rising
above all bitterness
high praises.

Glory be to God, who made us, who bears our pain, and who loves us. 
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.  Amen.

Reading: Lo, everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you that have no money,
Come buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
And your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourselves in rich food.
Incline your ear, and come to me;
Listen, so that you may live.
I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
My steadfast, sure love for David.
See, I made him a witness to the peoples,
A leader and commander for the peoples.
See, you shall call nations that you do not know,
And nations that do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel,
For he has glorified you.

The Lord’s Prayer

Holy One,
We honor your name.
Let the world know your justice
Here as everywhere.
Give us the food we need
For both the body and the soul.
Forgive us the wrongs we do
As we forgive the wrongs of others.
Keep us safe from the evil
At large or of our own making.
We trust you for you made us and
We are yours, now and always.  Amen.

Prayer: O God of the high heavens,
O Christ of the deep earth,
O Spirit of the flowing waters,
O Trinity of love,
You have offered your love to us,
And here we pledge our love to you.
Strengthen us in our desire,
And breathe into our bodies the passion of your love.
We pray this in the name of Jesus, to whom we commit ourselves.
Amen.

Collect: O God, as the showers renew the earth, bathe us in your healing power. Stretch out your hand, that we may live and know that you alone are God, in whose faithfulness we have life all our days. Amen.

Going Forth: May the generous grace of Christ attend us, the astounding love of God find us, and the surprising movement of the Holy Spirit guide us, everywhere and always.