Susan Laidlaw - "The Skeptic and the Wonderer" (July 24, 1983)
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| (lively organ music) | 0:03 | |
| (congregation sings) | ||
| - | Let us affirm what we believe. | 2:26 |
| - | We believe in God | 2:30 |
| who has created and is creating, | 2:32 | |
| who has come in the truly human Jesus | 2:35 | |
| to reconcile and make new, | 2:38 | |
| who works in us and others by the Spirit. | 2:41 | |
| We trust God who calls us to be the church, | 2:44 | |
| to celebrate life and its fullness, | 2:48 | |
| to love and serve others, | 2:51 | |
| to seek justice and resist evil, | 2:53 | |
| to proclaim Jesus crucified and risen, | 2:56 | |
| our judge and our hope. | 2:59 | |
| In life, in death, in life beyond death, | 3:02 | |
| God is with us, we are not alone. | 3:05 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 3:08 | |
| - | The Lord be with you. | 3:10 |
| - | And also with you. | 3:12 |
| - | Let us pray. | 3:14 |
| Oh God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance | 3:25 | |
| of the glorious resurrection of your Son, oh Lord. | 3:28 | |
| Give us this day such blessing | 3:32 | |
| through our worship of you | 3:34 | |
| that the week to come may be spent in your favor. | 3:37 | |
| Oh eternal God, bless all schools, colleges | 3:46 | |
| and universities and especially Duke | 3:49 | |
| that they may be lively centers for sound learning, | 3:53 | |
| new discovery and the pursuit of wisdom | 3:57 | |
| and grant that those who teach | 4:01 | |
| and those who learn may find you to be the source | 4:03 | |
| of all truth. | 4:07 | |
| Heavenly Father, in your word you have given us | 4:12 | |
| a vision of that holy city | 4:15 | |
| to which the nations of the world bring their glory. | 4:17 | |
| Behold and visit, we pray, | 4:22 | |
| the cities of the Earth, especially Durham. | 4:24 | |
| Renew the ties of mutual regard | 4:29 | |
| which form our civic life. | 4:32 | |
| Send us honest and able leaders, | 4:35 | |
| enable us to eliminate poverty, | 4:39 | |
| prejudice and oppression | 4:43 | |
| that peace may prevail with righteousness | 4:46 | |
| and justice with order | 4:50 | |
| and that men and women from different cultures | 4:52 | |
| and with differing talents | 4:56 | |
| may find with one another | 4:59 | |
| the fulfillment of thou humanity. | 5:01 | |
| Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you | 5:06 | |
| all poor and neglected persons | 5:09 | |
| whom it would be easy for us to forget, | 5:13 | |
| the homeless and the destitute, | 5:16 | |
| the old and the sick | 5:19 | |
| and all who have none to care for them. | 5:22 | |
| Help us to heal those who are broken in body | 5:26 | |
| or spirit and to turn their sorrow into joy. | 5:30 | |
| Almighty God, you proclaim your truth | 5:37 | |
| in every age by many voices. | 5:40 | |
| Direct in our time, we pray, | 5:44 | |
| those who speak where many listen | 5:46 | |
| and write where many read | 5:49 | |
| that they may do their part | 5:53 | |
| in making the heart of this people wise, | 5:55 | |
| its mind sound | 5:59 | |
| and its will righteous. | 6:02 | |
| Almighty God, you have promised to hear the petitions | 6:12 | |
| of those who ask in your Son's name, | 6:15 | |
| we beseech you mercifully | 6:19 | |
| to incline your ear to us | 6:21 | |
| who have made our prayers and supplications unto you. | 6:25 | |
| And grant that those things which we have faithfully asked | 6:30 | |
| according to your will | 6:33 | |
| may effectually be attained | 6:36 | |
| to the relief of our necessity | 6:38 | |
| and to the setting forth of your glory | 6:41 | |
| through Jesus Christ our Lord. | 6:45 | |
| Amen. | 6:48 | |
| And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, | 6:51 | |
| we are bold to say. | 6:53 | |
| - | Our Father, who art in heaven, | 6:55 |
| hallowed be thy name, | 6:59 | |
| thy kingdom come, thy will be done | 7:01 | |
| on Earth as it is in heaven. | 7:04 | |
| Give us this day our daily bread | 7:07 | |
| and forgive us our trespasses | 7:10 | |
| as we forgive those who trespass again us | 7:12 | |
| and lead us not into temptation | 7:16 | |
| but deliver us from evil | 7:18 | |
| for thine is the kingdom | 7:20 | |
| and the power and the glory forever and forever, amen. | 7:22 | |
| A belated welcome to you all here | 7:29 | |
| at Duke University's Chapel on this Sunday. | 7:32 | |
| We are grateful to the Reverend Susan Laidlaw | 7:38 | |
| who preached to us this morning. | 7:41 | |
| It was a salutary message she brought, | 7:47 | |
| break us open in our fear of complexity | 7:51 | |
| to be nourished by wonder and ultimately by the irony | 7:57 | |
| of God's grace and laughter. | 8:02 | |
| There are a couple of announcements. | 8:07 | |
| I call your attention to the information | 8:10 | |
| about Susan found on the back of your bulletin. | 8:15 | |
| This afternoon at 3:30, | 8:23 | |
| there will be a concert here in Duke Chapel | 8:25 | |
| presented by the North Carolina Governor's School East Choir | 8:30 | |
| under the direction of Mr. Robert Engelson. | 8:34 | |
| You are all invited | 8:37 | |
| and the public is invited to come free of charge. | 8:40 | |
| At 12:05 today, there will be a celebration | 8:55 | |
| of the Holy Communion | 8:59 | |
| in the Memorial Chapel | 9:02 | |
| to my right and your left. | 9:04 | |
| Those of you who wish to stay | 9:07 | |
| for that celebration, please do. | 9:09 | |
| Remember the words of our Lord Jesus | 9:16 | |
| how he said it is more blessed to give than to receive. | 9:18 | |
| (tranquil organ music) | 9:29 | |
| (lively organ music) | 11:50 | |
| (choir sings) | 12:01 | |
| ♪ Rejoice ♪ | 12:31 | |
| ♪ Rejoice ♪ | 12:32 | |
| ♪ Rejoice, oh Judah ♪ | 12:34 | |
| ♪ Rejoice, rejoice ♪ | 12:37 | |
| (choir sings) | 12:40 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah, amen, amen, hallelujah ♪ | 12:50 | |
| (choir sings) | 12:55 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah, amen, amen, hallelujah ♪ | 13:04 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 13:08 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 13:13 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 13:18 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 13:20 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 13:24 | |
| (lively organ music) | 13:40 | |
| (congregation sings) | 13:58 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:09 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:11 | |
| (congregation signs) | 14:16 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:28 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:30 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:33 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:36 | |
| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 14:40 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 14:49 | |
| - | Blessed are you, oh God, | 14:58 |
| Lord, king of the universe | 14:59 | |
| for give us food to sustain our lives | 15:01 | |
| and make our hearts glad | 15:04 | |
| and bless, oh Lord, | 15:06 | |
| thy gifts to our use and us to thy service | 15:08 | |
| for Jesus Christ's sake, amen. | 15:12 | |
| (lively organ music) | 15:18 | |
| (congregation sings) | 15:49 | |
| The peace of God which passeth all understanding, | 18:24 | |
| keep your hearts and minds | 18:27 | |
| in the knowledge and love of God | 18:28 | |
| and of his Son our Savior Jesus Christ our Lord | 18:30 | |
| and the blessing of God Almighty, | 18:35 | |
| the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit | 18:37 | |
| be amongst you and remain with you always. | 18:39 | |
| Amen. | 18:43 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 18:49 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 18:56 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 19:03 | |
| ♪ Amen ♪ | 19:12 | |
| (lively organ music) | 19:37 | |
| (lively organ music) | 21:27 | |
| (people murmuring) | 24:04 | |
| (lively organ music) | 27:51 |
