We look forward to joining you in Worship, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The Puritan”, part of the Sermon Series, “Faith and Art, Redux”. We will be reading from Mark 7 and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 51.
You can a reduction patterned after Saint-Gaudens’s monument, “The Puritan” at the Met Fifth Avenue, or by clicking this link.
Call to Worship (from Psalm 51)
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
People: According to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Leader: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
People: And cleanse me from my sin.
Leader: For I know my transgressions,
People: And my sin is ever before me.
Leader: Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
People: And done what is evil in your sight.
Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God,
People: And put a new and right spirit within me.
Leader: Do not cast me away from your presence,
People: And do not take your holy spirit from me.
Leader: Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
People: And sustain in me a willing spirit.
Leader: Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
People: And sinners will return to you.
Leader: The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
People: A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Jesus pushes back on folks whose focus is misplaced.
How do we let our beliefs shape our actions?
And how do we make sure we don’t fall into just saying what we believe with no action?