Proper 26 Year C
Based Habakkuk. Written for Evangelical United Church of Christ, 1998. Copyright Katherine Hawker.
Invocation (paraphrase of Habakkuk 2:1-4)
Write the vision,
make it plain
so that it may be read.
For there is still a vision
it speaks of the day of the Lord
and does not lie.
If it seems to tarry,
Wait;
For surely it will come.
Litany of Confession
For ignoring the vision
breathed by the living Spirit
churning deep within our souls;
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
For refusing to look at the vision
alive within those
who look or act or sound different from us;
Christ have mercy,
Christ have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
For choosing familiarity, ease, and comfort
rather than risking the opportunities
afforded in the vision
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Have mercy upon us.
Invitation to Pardon
If the vision seems to tarry
wait for it;
it will surely come…
it will surely come…