Debra K. Brazzel - "With Eager Longing" (October 4, 1992)

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	(tranquil organ music)	0:00
-	Good morning, we'd like to welcome you	3:30
	to Duke Chapel on this rainy Sunday morning	3:32
	and commend you for braving the weather.	3:34
	I'd like to call a couple of announcements	3:37
	to your attention.	3:39
	The Blessing of the Animal Service	3:41
	that was scheduled for two o'clock today	3:43
	to celebrate the Feast	3:45
	of Saint Francis has been canceled due to the rain.	3:46
	It will rescheduled	3:50
	and we will be making an announcement	3:51
	as soon as that date has been set.	3:53
	I'd like to also call to your attention	3:57
	that Dr. Tony Campolo	3:59
	will be making his third visit to Duke University	4:01
	this coming week.	4:04
	There are three occasions that you'll have the opportunity	4:06
	to listen to him.	4:09
	He is one of the foremost evangelists in America today.	4:11
	Saturday evening at 7:45	4:15
	he'll be appearing at Page Auditorium.	4:18
	For an Evening with Tony Campolo,	4:21
	the music will be provided by JC Power and Light.	4:23
	Tickets are required for that performance	4:27
	but it is free	4:29
	and you can pick up tickets	4:31
	at Page Auditorium Box Office	4:32
	or here at the Chapel.	4:35
	We also have him scheduled to do the Sunday school class	4:37
	on Sunday morning at 9:45	4:40
	and he'll be our university preacher	4:44
	for next Sunday at 11 o'clock.	4:46
	We do hope that you will mark that on your calender.	4:48
	It truly will be a wonderful occasion.	4:51
	Again, welcome to Duke Chapel this morning.	4:54
	Please stand as we continue worship with the greeting.	4:56
	The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.	5:05
Congregation	And also with you.	5:09
-	The risen Christ is with us.	5:10
Congregation	Praise the Lord.	5:13
	(lively organ music)	5:16
	♪ All creatures of our God and King ♪	6:34
	♪ Lift up your voice and with us sing ♪	6:41
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	6:47
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	6:51
	♪ Thou brother sun with golden beam ♪	6:55
	♪ Thou sister moon with softer gleam ♪	7:02
	♪ Oh praise Him ♪	7:09
	♪ Oh praise Him ♪	7:12
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	7:15
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	7:18
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	7:22
	♪ Oh brother wind, air, clouds, and rain ♪	7:30
	♪ By which all creatures ye sustain ♪	7:36
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	7:43
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	7:47
	♪ Thou rising morn in praise rejoice ♪	7:52
	♪ Ye lights of evening find a voice ♪	7:58
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	8:05
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	8:09
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	8:12
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	8:15
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	8:18
	♪ Oh sister water flowing clear ♪	8:28
	♪ Make music for thy Lord to hear ♪	8:34
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	8:41
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	8:43
	♪ Oh brother fire who lights the night ♪	8:49
	♪ Providing warmth enhancing sight ♪	8:56
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	9:02
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	9:05
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	9:08
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	9:12
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	9:15
	♪ Dear mother Earth who day by day ♪	9:24
	♪ Unfoldest blessings on our way ♪	9:30
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	9:36
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	9:40
	♪ The flowers and fruits that in thee grow ♪	9:44
	♪ Let them God's glory also show ♪	9:51
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	9:58
	♪ Oh praise him ♪	10:00
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	10:04
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	10:07
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	10:11
	♪ All ye who are of tender heart ♪	10:19
	♪ Forgiving others take your part ♪	10:26
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	10:33
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	10:36
	♪ Ye who long pain and sorrow bear ♪	10:40
	♪ Praise God and on Him cast your care ♪	10:47
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	10:54
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	10:57
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:01
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:04
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:08
	♪ And thou our sister gentle death ♪	11:16
	♪ Waiting to hush our latest breath ♪	11:22
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:29
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:32
	♪ Thou leadest home the child of God ♪	11:37
	♪ And Christ our Lord the way has trod ♪	11:43
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	11:50
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	11:53
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	11:57
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	12:00
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	12:04
	♪ Let all things their Creator bless ♪	13:10
	♪ And worship Him in humbleness ♪	13:15
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	13:22
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	13:25
	♪ Praise the Father, praise the Son ♪	13:30
	♪ And praise the Spirit Three in One ♪	13:36
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	13:43
	♪ Oh praise ye ♪	13:46
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	13:50
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	13:53
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:00
-	When we gather to praise God,	14:12
	we recognize that we are not the people God	14:14
	has called us to be.	14:16
	Therefore let us confess our sins before God	14:18
	and one another.	14:22
All	Caring and compassion creator,	14:24
	we enter this place set apart for your worship	14:27
	knowing that we have failed to see you in other places.	14:31
	We have ignored your beauty around us	14:35
	in Earth and sky, in plants and creatures,	14:38
	in the people who surround us.	14:42
	Forgive us for the ways we have abused your creation,	14:44
	poisoning the land and air,	14:48
	seas and waters, destroying whole species of animals,	14:50
	exploiting natural resources for profit	14:55
	thereby denying the means for survival	14:59
	to millions of God's creatures.	15:01
	Forgive us for our abuses	15:04
	and restore all of creation	15:06
	to the wholeness you intend.	15:08
	Enlarge our capacity to care	15:11
	so that we may see you in all that you have made	15:13
	and love you through our service to your creation.	15:17
	Amen.	15:21
-	For as the heavens are high above the Earth,	15:24
	so the great is God's love	15:27
	toward those who fear him.	15:29
	As far as the east is from the west,	15:32
	so far does God remove our transgressions from us.	15:35
	In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.	15:39
	Amen.	15:43
	You may be seated.	15:44
-	Let us pray together the words for illumination,	15:55
	a prayer for illumination.	15:58
All	Open our hearts and minds, oh God	16:01
	by the power of your Holy Spirit	16:04
	so that as the word is read and proclaimed	16:06
	we might hear with joy what you say to us this today.	16:10
	Amen.	16:14
-	The first lesson is from the prophet Hosea.	16:17
	The fourth chapter starting with the first verse.	16:20
	"Hear the word of the Lord,	16:24
	"oh people of Israel	16:25
	"for the Lord has an indictment against the inhabitants	16:28
	"of the land.	16:31
	"There is no faithfulness or loyalty	16:32
	"and no knowledge of God in the land.	16:35
	"Swearing, lying, and murder	16:39
	"and stealing and adultery break out.	16:43
	"Bloodshed follows bloodshed.	16:45
	"Therefore the land mourns and all who live in it languish.	16:48
	"Together with the wild animals	16:53
	"and the birds of the air,	16:55
	"even the fish of the sea are perishing."	16:57
	This is the word of the Lord.	17:00
All	Thanks be to God.	17:02
-	This lesson is from the eighth chapter of Paul's letter	17:05
	to the Romans.	17:07
	Beginning with the 19th verse.	17:09
	"For the creation waits with eager longing	17:13
	"for the revealing of the children of God.	17:16
	"For the creation was subjected to futility,	17:19
	"not of its own will	17:22
	"but by the will of the one who subjected it	17:24
	"in hope that the creation itself	17:27
	"will be set free from its bondage to decay	17:29
	"and will obtain the freedom of the glory	17:32
	"of the children of God.	17:35
	"We know that the whole creation has been groaning	17:37
	"in labor pains until now.	17:40
	"And not only the creation	17:43
	"but we ourselves who have the first fruits	17:46
	"of the spirit grown inwardly	17:49
	"while we wait for adoption,	17:52
	"the redemption of our bodies	17:54
	"for in hope we were saved,	17:57
	"now hope that is seen is not hope,	18:00
	"for who hopes for what is seen?	18:03
	"But if we hope for what we do not see,	18:05
	"we wait for it with patience."	18:08
	This is the word of the Lord.	18:12
All	Thanks be to God.	18:14
-	Today's Psalm is number 148	18:20
	found on page 861 in the hymnal.	18:23
	Please stand and sing	18:27
	with the Psalm and Gloria responsively.	18:28
	(lively organ music)	18:31
	♪ Prase the Lord, praise the Lord from the heavens ♪	18:38
	♪ Praise the Lord in the heights ♪	18:43
	(congregation singing)	18:47
	♪ Praise the Lord, sun and moon ♪	18:56
	♪ Praise the Lord all shining stars ♪	19:00
	(congregation singing)	19:05
	♪ Let them praise the name of the Lord ♪	19:14
	♪ Who commanded and they were created ♪	19:19
	(congregation singing)	19:25
	♪ Praise the Lord from the Earth ♪	19:36
	♪ Sea monsters and all deeps ♪	19:40
	(congregation singing)	19:44
	♪ Mountains and all hills ♪	19:54
	♪ Fruit trees and all cedars ♪	19:58
	(congregation singing)	20:02
	♪ Kings of the Earth and all peoples ♪	20:10
	♪ Princes and all rulers of the Earth ♪	20:14
	(congregation singing)	20:19
	♪ Let them praise the name of the Lord ♪	20:28
	♪ Whose name alone is exulted ♪	20:33
	♪ Whose glory is above Earth and heaven ♪	20:36
	(congregation singing)	20:41
	♪ All glory to be you, creator ♪	21:01
	♪ And to Jesus Christ our Savior ♪	21:05
	(congregation singing)	21:09
	♪ As it was at time began ♪	21:15
	(congregation singing)	21:19
-	This reading is taken from the Gospel	21:40
	according to Saint John,	21:42
	the first chapter starting at the first verse.	21:44
	"In the beginning was the word	21:48
	"and the word was with God	21:50
	"and the word was God,	21:52
	"he was in the beginning with God.	21:55
	"All things came into being through him	21:58
	"and without him not one thing came into being.	22:01
	"What has come into being in him was life	22:06
	"and the life was the light of all people.	22:09
	"The light shines in the darkness	22:12
	"and the darkness does not overcome it."	22:14
	This is the word of the Lord.	22:18
All	Thanks be to God.	22:20
-	Rampant violence, addiction,	22:32
	child abuse, illiteracy, rape, greed,	22:35
	corruption, racism, starvation,	22:40
	ethnic cleansing, war.	22:45
	Nightly news reports,	22:49
	reminders of our inhumanity,	22:52
	evil let loose on the world.	22:55
	Acid rain, the greenhouse effect,	22:59
	a growing hole in the ozone layer,	23:02
	an entire ecosystem destroyed by an oil spill.	23:05
	Poisoned waters, hazardous waste,	23:09
	overflowing landfills,	23:12
	indications of a worldwide ecological crisis.	23:15
	Consequences of materialistic excess	23:20
	and exploitation of the planet.	23:24
	The suffering of human beings,	23:27
	of the entire created order	23:30
	is evident all around us,	23:32
	the environmental crisis in particular	23:35
	has given rise to a worldwide movement	23:38
	to urgent cries we must work together	23:41
	to save the planet or all will perish.	23:44
	For the creation waits with eager longing	23:50
	for the revealing of the children of God.	23:54
	The whole creation has been groaning	23:57
	in labor pains until now.	24:00
	As we seek to solve the monumental problems	24:04
	that assault our generation,	24:07
	some have charged that Judeo-Christian beliefs	24:10
	are responsibility for the utilitarian attitudes	24:13
	that have led to the exploitation	24:16
	of human beings and the Earth.	24:19
	Others suggest that gnostic influences in Christianity	24:22
	which regard the body as the source	24:26
	of bondage and evil	24:28
	and believe that only the soul is saved	24:30
	has led to a blatant disregard at best	24:33
	and at worst, antagonism toward the physical world.	24:36
	Christians have been accused at best	24:42
	of a lack of leadership	24:43
	in regard to the environmental and social problems	24:45
	that we face	24:48
	and at worst, of responsibility	24:50
	for perpetuating a world view	24:52
	that has led to ecological disaster	24:55
	and callousness to suffering.	24:58
	But we say we care deeply about the environment.	25:01
	We cycle bottles, cans, newspapers,	25:04
	we're doing our part to take care of the environment.	25:08
	We also give generously to many social causes.	25:11
	We pray for peace,	25:14
	we give money to the poor.	25:16
	We're part of the solution, not the problem,	25:19
	it's those other people who aren't doing enough.	25:21
	However, in today's scripture text,	25:25
	both Paul and John make it clear	25:28
	that it is God's intention through Jesus Christ	25:31
	to redeem the entire created order,	25:34
	much more is at stake	25:39
	than individual acts of goodwill.	25:40
	Our hope is not for more social responsibility	25:44
	and activism as important as these may be.	25:47
	No, what is at stake	25:51
	is something much greater,	25:53
	much larger, our hope is for nothing less	25:55
	than the redemption of the whole cosmos.	25:59
	As John so eloquently states in the Gospel,	26:05
	not one thing came into being apart from Christ.	26:08
	The word, the creative power of God.	26:13
	All of creation, the human and non-human,	26:18
	animate and inanimate creatures,	26:21
	everything that is is created,	26:23
	sustained and redeemed by God.	26:27
	Yet we also believe that human beings	26:32
	have been given a unique place in creation.	26:35
	We understand ourselves to be created	26:39
	in God's own image	26:41
	with the freedom and power	26:44
	to choose between good and evil,	26:47
	between God's will and our own self-serving purposes.	26:49
	In our freedom sometimes we make choices	26:56
	that result in evil.	26:59
	We tolerate a diminishing ozone layer	27:02
	because we're unwilling to change our lifestyles	27:05
	by finding alternatives to automobiles	27:08
	and cheap gasoline.	27:11
	We want inexpensive meat and poultry,	27:13
	so we don't ask about their living conditions	27:17
	or our real need for animal protein.	27:20
	The story of human disobedience	27:26
	and self-seeking follows almost immediately	27:28
	after the story of creation.	27:32
	And all of creation suffers	27:35
	as a result of human disobedience.	27:38
	As Paul says in Romans,	27:41
	"for the creation was subjected to futility,	27:43
	"not of its own will	27:47
	"but by the will of the one	27:49
	"who subjected it."	27:50
	Because of our disobedience to God,	27:53
	the whole created order is unable	27:56
	to properly fulfill the purpose	27:58
	of its existence.	28:00
	Because of our disobedience,	28:03
	all of creation suffers	28:05
	and the land mourns.	28:08
	When we poison the water,	28:11
	the most basic element of life,	28:13
	it cannot nurture life as it was created to do	28:17
	and when we clear cut forests,	28:21
	they cannot support the complex life	28:24
	and the life systems that depend upon them,	28:26
	whole species of plants and animals are lost,	28:29
	oxygen is diminished and the entire planet is at risk.	28:32
	Human disobedience to God	28:38
	has cosmic consequences	28:41
	that we are only just beginning to understand.	28:43
	We've tried to play God through our attempts	28:48
	to control nature,	28:50
	through our attempts to use creation	28:54
	for our own purposes	28:55
	and often it has had disastrous results.	28:58
	In order to restore the wholeness of creation,	29:03
	to set right the relationships	29:06
	that were broken through human sinfulness,	29:09
	God chose to become fully human in Jesus the Christ.	29:12
	He took on the fullness of physical reality	29:16
	in order that the physical world	29:20
	might be fully redeemed	29:22
	through his death and resurrection.	29:24
	Jesus didn't come to save us from the world	29:27
	but to save us for the world.	29:31
	Because of the unique role we've been given to play	29:36
	in creation, the redemption of the cosmos begins	29:39
	with the redemption of human beings	29:43
	and the revelation of the children of God.	29:45
	As we are redeemed through Jesus Christ,	29:49
	all of creation shares in that redemption.	29:51
	Through Christ, all creatures, human and non-human	29:56
	are restored to a right relationship	30:00
	with the creator and thus with each other.	30:03
	We're made over into children of God	30:07
	who reflect the character of Christ,	30:10
	the first born of God's children.	30:12
	Through redemption, we're set free	30:16
	to love God and all that God loves.	30:19
	Redemption leads to passionate loving	30:24
	and passionate living.	30:27
	Not just good deeds but wholeness	30:30
	where every part of creation is valued	30:34
	as part of God's own being.	30:37
	Creation waits with eager longing	30:40
	for the revealing of the children of God.	30:45
	Today is the Feast of Saint Francis	30:49
	who has been called the patron saint	30:52
	of the environmental movement.	30:54
	Perhaps as much as any person in history,	30:57
	he embodied the character of Christ.	31:00
	He lived a life of self-emptying poverty	31:03
	as a sign of his faith in God's providential care.	31:07
	The awareness that everything came	31:11
	from the same source filled Francis	31:13
	with a tremendous love	31:16
	for all of creation.	31:18
	He was incapable of seeing the world	31:20
	as something for the mere use of humanity	31:22
	and he insisted on the integrity	31:25
	of all creatures in the scheme of things.	31:27
	He was even known to preach to cornfields,	31:31
	stones, birds, flowers, fire and water,	31:33
	exhorting them to love and praise for the creator.	31:37
	He called all creatures by the name brother or sister.	31:42
	Francis shows us what it means	31:48
	to live as a child of God.	31:50
	Listen for the passionate love he reveals	31:54
	for all of God's creation	31:56
	in the "Canticle of Brother Sun".	31:58
	"Most high, omnipotent, good Lord,	32:02
	"to you alone belong praise and glory,	32:06
	"honor and blessing.	32:09
	"No one is worthy to breathe thy name.	32:11
	"Be praised, my Lord for all your creatures.	32:15
	"In the first place for the blessed brother sun	32:19
	"who gives us the day and enlightens us through you.	32:23
	"He is beautiful and radiant	32:26
	"with his great splendor,	32:28
	"giving witness to thee, most omnipotent one.	32:30
	"Be praised, my Lord for sister moon and the stars	32:35
	"formed by you so bright,	32:39
	"precious and beautiful.	32:42
	"Be praised, my Lord for brother wind	32:46
	"and the airy skies so cloudy and serene,	32:48
	"for every weather be praised	32:53
	"for it is life giving.	32:56
	"Be praised, my Lord for sister water	32:59
	"so necessary yet so humble,	33:03
	"precious and chaste.	33:06
	"Be praise, my Lord for brother fire	33:10
	"who lights up the night,	33:12
	"He is beautiful and carefree, robust and fierce.	33:14
	"Be praised, my Lord for our sister, mother Earth	33:20
	"who nourishes and watches us	33:25
	"while bringing forth abundance,	33:28
	"fruits with colored flowers and herbs.	33:30
	"Be praised, my Lord	33:34
	"for those who pardon through your love	33:36
	"and bear weakness and trial.	33:38
	"Blessed are those who endure in peace	33:42
	"for they will be crowned by you, most high.	33:45
	"Be praised, my Lord for our sister, bodily death	33:49
	"whom no living person can escape.	33:53
	"Woe to those who die in sin.	33:57
	"Blessed are those who discover your ways,	34:01
	"the second death will do them no harm.	34:05
	"Praise and bless, my Lord,	34:10
	"render thanks, serve him with great humility	34:13
	"for the whole creation waits	34:19
	"with eager longing for the revealing	34:22
	"of the children of God."	34:24
	Amen.	34:27
Minister	The Lord be with you.	34:37
Congregation	And also with you.	34:39
-	Let us pray.	34:40
	Our kind and gracious God,	34:45
	you have called the world into being	34:49
	and the creatures which inhabit it	34:51
	and have pronounced it good.	34:54
	So, now we thank you that the goodness	34:57
	of your creation persist	34:59
	in spite of our careless actions and attitudes	35:01
	and that you have made us fellow creators	35:04
	in your creation.	35:06
	Open our eyes to behold the marvelous order	35:09
	and complexity of the world you have made,	35:12
	designed to live in harmony with itself.	35:15
	Teach us the lessons of interdependent living	35:19
	that as we probe the mysteries	35:22
	of your creation, we may understand more fully	35:23
	your purpose for our lives here on Earth.	35:27
	Give us wisdom and reverence	35:31
	so to care for the resources of nature	35:32
	that no one or any living thing may suffer	35:35
	from our abuse of them	35:38
	and that generations yet to come	35:41
	may continue to praise you for your bounty.	35:43
	As we gather in joyful fellowship	35:48
	around the communion table,	35:49
	we remember to pray not only for ourselves	35:52
	but for our sisters and brothers around the world.	35:55
	We pray for all who have no joy,	35:58
	for the sick and the suffering,	36:01
	the bereaved and the friendless,	36:03
	for all who are filled with anxiety or ill will,	36:06
	for all who are frustrated or joyless	36:10
	in their studies or their work.	36:13
	As we feast on the bounty of God's table,	36:16
	we pray for all who hunger for food,	36:19
	especially the starving people of Somalia	36:22
	and for those seeking to bring relief to them.	36:24
	As we join hands in search of reconciliation with you	36:28
	and with one another,	36:32
	we pray for all who are embroiled in conflict	36:33
	and for those who work diligently	36:37
	to find peaceful resolutions.	36:39
	Especially we remember the people	36:42
	of Bosnia, Herzegovina,	36:44
	surrounded by the atrocities	36:46
	of so-called ethnic cleansing,	36:48
	for any nation at war with another	36:50
	or among its own people,	36:52
	for all those charged with responsibilities	36:54
	of governance, for husbands, wives and children living	36:57
	with domestic violence,	37:01
	and for any who are paralyzed with internal conflict.	37:03
	As we gather in the hope of resurrection,	37:08
	let us pray for all who have no hope.	37:10
	For runaway and abandoned children,	37:13
	for the imprisoned, for victims of AIDS	37:16
	or other terminal illness, for substance abusers,	37:19
	for the mentally ill, for the unemployed,	37:22
	for those who seek to hurt themselves	37:26
	or others, for those who feel unacceptable	37:28
	and unwanted in the eyes of others.	37:31
	As we celebrate the communion of all the saints	37:35
	around your holy table,	37:37
	we honor the memory of those	37:39
	who have gone before us	37:41
	such as Saint Francis of Assisi	37:43
	whose gifts to the church continue	37:45
	to inspire us and whose lives serve	37:47
	as a model of Christian discipleship	37:50
	in every land and in every age.	37:52
	On this World Communion Sunday,	37:56
	we pray for the church around the world	37:57
	that as we acknowledge our diversity,	38:00
	we may affirm our unity	38:02
	as the body of Christ.	38:05
	Oh God of mercy, as we enter into partnership	38:07
	with you as co-creators in your creation,	38:11
	we fervently hope for that which we do not see.	38:14
	Grant us the strength and the patience necessary	38:18
	to do the work of your kingdom	38:20
	as we feast at your heavenly table	38:22
	that we may never despair	38:25
	but keep your commandments to the end.	38:27
	This we pray for thy love's sake.	38:30
	Amen.	38:33
	Christ invites to his table	38:36
	all those who love him	38:38
	and who desire to live in peace.	38:39
	Therefore let us stand	38:42
	and offer each other signs of love and reconciliation.	38:43
	(congregation murmuring)	38:48
	As forgiven and reconciled people,	39:08
	let us offer our gifts and ourselves unto God.	39:10
	(lively organ music)	39:15
	(choir singing)	40:14
	(dramatic organ music)	44:00
	♪ Praise him, sun and moon ♪	44:52
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:05
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:08
	(congregation singing)	45:12
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:24
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:27
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:30
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:33
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	45:37
-	The Lord be with you.	45:51
Congregation	And also with you.	45:53
-	Lift up your hearts.	45:54
	(congregation mumbling)	45:56
	Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.	45:57
	(congregation mumbling)	46:01
	It is a right and a good and joyful thing,	46:03
	always and everywhere to give thanks to you,	46:06
	God Almighty, creator of heaven and Earth.	46:10
	By your appointment, the seasons come and go.	46:13
	You bring forth bread from the Earth	46:16
	and create the fruit of the vine.	46:19
	You have made us in your image	46:22
	and given us dominion over the world	46:24
	to cherish your creation.	46:27
	Earth has yielded its treasure	46:29
	and from your hand we have received blessing on blessing	46:32
	and so with your people on Earth	46:36
	and all the company of heaven,	46:37
	we praise your name and join their unending hymn.	46:39
	(lively organ music)	46:43
	(congregation singing)	46:53
	Holy father, we bless you for your boundless love	47:31
	in the redemption of the world	47:34
	by your son Jesus Christ.	47:36
	Though he was rich, yet for our sake he became poor.	47:39
	When hungry and tempted,	47:44
	he refused to make bread for himself	47:45
	that he might be the bread of life for others.	47:48
	When the multitudes were hungry,	47:52
	he fed them, he broke bread with the outcast	47:54
	but drove the greedy out of the temple.	47:57
	By the baptism of his suffering,	48:00
	death and resurrection,	48:03
	you gave birth to your church,	48:04
	delivered us from slavery to sin and death	48:07
	and made with us a new covenant by the water	48:10
	and the spirit.	48:12
	On the night in which he gave himself up for us,	48:14
	he took bread,	48:17
	gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples	48:19
	and said, "Take, eat, this is my body	48:22
	"which is given for you.	48:26
	"Do this in remembrance of me."	48:27
	When the supper was over, he took the cup,	48:31
	gave thanks to you,	48:34
	gave it to his disciples and said,	48:35
	"Drink from this all of you.	48:37
	"This is the blood of the new covenant	48:40
	"which is poured out for you	48:42
	"and for many for the forgiveness of sins	48:44
	"and the redemption of the body.	48:47
	"Do this as often as you drink it	48:49
	"in remembrance of me."	48:51
	And so, in remembrance of these your might acts	48:55
	in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise	48:57
	and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice	49:01
	in union with Christ's offering for us	49:04
	as we proclaim the mystery of faith.	49:07
	(lively organ music)	49:10
	♪ Christ has died and Christ is risen ♪	49:20
	(congregation singing)	49:24
-	Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here	49:31
	and on these gifts of bread and wine.	49:34
	Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ	49:37
	that we may be for the world the body of Christ redeemed	49:40
	by his blood.	49:44
	By your spirit, make us one with Christ,	49:45
	one with each other and one in ministry	49:48
	to all the world	49:51
	until Christ comes in final victory	49:52
	and we feast at his heavenly banquet.	49:56
	Through your son Jesus Christ,	49:59
	and with the Holy Spirit and your holy church,	50:00
	all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father	50:03
	now and forever.	50:07
	(lively organ music)	50:09
	♪ Amen, amen, amen ♪	50:14
-	Now let us pray with confidence	50:27
	as the children of God.	50:29
All	Our father who art in heaven	50:31
	hallowed be thy name,	50:34
	thy kingdom come, thy will be done	50:36
	on Earth as it is in heaven.	50:39
	Give us this day our daily bread	50:42
	and forgive us our trespasses	50:44
	as we forgive those	50:47
	who trespass against us	50:48
	and lead us not into temptation	50:50
	but deliver us from evil	50:53
	for thine is the kingdom,	50:55
	and the power and the glory forever.	50:56
	Amen.	51:00
-	Because there is one loaf,	51:03
	we who are many are one body	51:05
	for we all partake of the one loaf.	51:08
	The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.	51:11
	The cup over which we give thanks	51:17
	is the sharing in the blood of Christ.	51:20
	The body of Christ given for you.	51:26
	The body of Christ given for you.	51:32
-	The body of Christ given for you.	51:41
	The body of Christ given for you.	51:45
-	Amen.	51:47
	Come to the Lord's table to partake	51:56
	of the redemption of Jesus Christ.	51:59
	(lively organ music)	52:09
	♪ All things bright and beautiful ♪	52:46
	♪ All creatures great and small ♪	52:50
	♪ All things wise and wonderful ♪	52:55
	♪ The Lord God made them all ♪	52:59
	♪ Each little flower that opens ♪	53:04
	♪ Each little bird that sings ♪	53:08
	♪ God made their glowing colors ♪	53:12
	♪ And made their tiny wings ♪	53:17
	♪ All things bright and beautiful ♪	53:22
	♪ All creatures great and small ♪	53:25
	♪ All things wise and wonderful ♪	53:30
	♪ The Lord God made them all ♪	53:34
	♪ The purple-headed mountains ♪	53:39
	♪ The river running by ♪	53:43
	♪ The sunset and the morning ♪	53:47
	♪ That brightens up the sky ♪	53:52
	♪ All things bright and beautiful ♪	53:57
	♪ All creatures great and small ♪	54:01
	♪ All things wise and wonderful ♪	54:05
	♪ The Lord God made them all ♪	54:09
	♪ The cold wind in the winter ♪	54:14
	♪ The pleasant summer sun ♪	54:18
	♪ The ripe fruits in the garden ♪	54:23
	♪ God made them every one ♪	54:27
	♪ All things bright and beautiful ♪	54:33
	♪ All creatures great and small ♪	54:36
	♪ All things wise and wonderful ♪	54:41
	♪ The Lord God made them all ♪	54:45
	♪ God gave us eyes to see them ♪	54:50
	♪ And lips that we might tell ♪	54:54
	♪ How great is God Almighty ♪	54:59
	♪ Who has made all things well ♪	55:03
	♪ All things bright and beautiful ♪	55:08
	♪ All creatures great and small ♪	55:11
	♪ All things wise and wonderful ♪	55:16
	♪ The Lord God made them all ♪	55:20
	(lively organ music)	55:28
	(choir singing)	57:44
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	57:50
	(choir singing)	57:56
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	58:05
	(choir singing)	58:16
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	58:25
	(congregation singing)	58:36
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	58:48
	(choir singing)	58:58
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	59:49
	(choir singing)	1:00:00
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	1:00:12
	(choir singing)	1:00:20
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	1:00:32
	(choir singing)	1:00:42
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	1:00:47
	(choir singing)	1:00:51
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	1:00:59
	(choir singing)	1:01:04
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	1:02:17
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	1:02:25
	(choir singing)	1:02:34
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	1:03:09
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	1:03:13
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	1:03:17
-	Let us pray.	1:03:41
	Eternal God, you have graciously accepted us	1:03:44
	as your children with your son Jesus Christ.	1:03:48
	And you have fed us with spiritual food	1:03:51
	and redeemed us in the sacrament of his body and blood.	1:03:54
	Send us now into the world in peace	1:03:59
	and grant us strength and courage	1:04:02
	to love and serve you	1:04:04
	and all that you have created	1:04:06
	with gladness and singleness of heart	1:04:09
	through Christ our Lord, amen.	1:04:12
	(lively organ music)	1:04:17
	(congregation singing)	1:04:50
Minister	And now go forth in peace	1:08:25
	to passionately love God	1:08:26
	and all that God has made.	1:08:28
	May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ	1:08:30
	and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit	1:08:32
	be with you all.	1:08:35
	♪ Amen ♪	1:08:39
	(dramatic organ music)	1:09:03

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Title:

Debra K. Brazzel - "With Eager Longing" (October 4, 1992)

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Sermon start time: (Part 1) 22:32. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 34:29.
Our destruction of the environment reveals how, like Adam and Eve, we try to use everything on Earth for our own purposes rather than valuing it for what God intended it to be. We must take greater care with the environment. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)
Key quotation: “Because of our disobedience to God, the whole created order is unable to properly fulfill the purpose of its existence.”

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Date:

October 4, 1992

Speaker:

Brazzel, Debra K.

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Duke University. Chapel

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