Christmas Musicals for Church
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8 48613 NARRATOR 1: As shadows lengthened over the city of Jerusalem, Jesus gathered with His disciples in an upper room. They met to remember God's love and faithfulness throughout the ages. Yet, the Savior knew the deep darkness that was to come…a dark journey that He would undertake for our sakes, because of His love and His faithfulness. LEADER*: Let us read together the Gathering Litany found in your orders of worship.** LEADER: ALL: LEADER: ALL: LEADER: ALL: LEADER: ALL: LEADER: ALL: LEADER: ALL: NARRATOR 1: It was a mission of love that burned in the heart of our Lord as He and His friends left the upper room and made their way to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. * The Leader could be Narrator 2, the Pastor, or another member of your congregation. R eproducible Litany is on page 35. ** Subsitute "orders of worship" with whatever fits your congregation's method. Just as Jesus and the twelve met in that upper room, so we too have gathered, to remember what God has done. We have come to recount God's wonderful acts toward all people. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son. God gave His Son, Jesus Christ, so that all who believe in Him, might have everlasting life. As we trace the steps of our Savior on the dark journey that led to Calvary, we are humbled to be the recipients of this divine mercy that has been poured out upon us. We are called to turn our hearts to the Lord, as we draw near with sincerity and gratitude. We are invited to accept God's overwhelming gift of grace, as we recommit to live each day as people who have been offered such an extravagant gift. We have come to consider the height and depth, and the length and width of God's love, as we accept anew this tremendous love and seek to share it with our world. GATHERING LITANY PowerPoint image #2 For Preview Only