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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Begin by bringing your attention into your body. 
• Be aware of your whole body as best you can. Take a breath.

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Call to Worship

Welcome, friends, to this holy day.
We come to offer thanks;
we come to sing and pray. 

Welcome, friends, to this time set apart.
A time to remember those we love,
and time to remember the holy promises of God. 

Welcome, friends,
to this table of remembrance and joy,
The table where we are fed,
the feast we share with many. 

Welcome, friends,
and let us worship God.
Amen. 

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Worship Songs

Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Open Space w Hosanna tag

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes
to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You
have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks Your
Everything I am
for Your Kingdom’s cause
As I walk from earth into eternity

Pull me in closer
Close to Your heart
May I be a pure reflection of all You are

Love that is patient
Love that is kind
And love that keeps no offences
or wrongs in my mind

Make me like Jesus
Make me like Jesus

You’re faithful to find me
Right where I am
Though even in my wandering You call me friend

And mercy receives me
and lifts me to my feet
And I’m caught up in the wonder and mystery

Of knowing Jesus
Of knowing Jesus

My heart is an open space
for You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m open

Hosanna, Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

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Prayer of Confession

Gracious God, source of all life,
Lord of mercy and grace,
Hear our prayer. 

We come before You in need of healing:
The healing of our bodies and souls, 

The healing of our relationships,
The healing of our pride and fear and apathy. 

We come to you to confess our shortcomings,
Our weakness, our need for You, 

Knowing that You love, heal, and forgive us
Hear us, O Lord, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer — 

We know that with You, nothing is impossible,
Not even our healing,
Not even the restoration of the whole world. 

We pray that You will heal us,
That You will heal our world, 

So that we will be freed
To serve and love and dream and be,
As Christ calls us. Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Church prays out loud the lines in bold

For those whose lives are broken by distress
May the God of healing restore you  

For those whose lives are broken by fear
May the God of healing restore you  

For those whose lives are broken by anger
May the God of healing restore you  

For those whose lives are broken by pain
May the God of healing restore you  

For those whose lives are broken by illness
May the God of healing restore you  

For those whose lives are broken by sin
May the God of healing restore you

God of healing,
Gently touch these lives with Your Spirit.
Bring warmth and comfort,
Life, wholeness, and restoration
into fractured lives and souls.
Amen. 

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Run Club: Congrats to Arya for placing first in her division and Jin for placing 3rd in his! Ethan and Jordan also ran wonderful races (and PD finished)!
• Blessing of the Backpacks: Next Sunday, August 9th, for all who are involved in school (student, teacher, administrator, etc.) please bring your bag/backpack so we can bless you as you start a new school year! We will also bless the community around us through a school supply drive. Please donate something from this classroom wishlist:
  • Expo Dry Erase Markers
  • Ticonderoga #2 Pencils
  • Box of tissues
  • Foaming Hand Soap
  • Disinfecting Wipes
  • Assorted Size Bandaids
  • Hand Sanitizer Bottle 
• College Gathering: Next Sunday, August 9th after church! Please talk to Kathy for more details!
• Reset Sunday: Our next Reset Sunday is coming up at the end of this month (August 30th) — please plan accordingly! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Lord I Need You

Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here, I find my rest

Without You, I fall apart
You’re the One 
That guides my heart

Lord I need You
Oh I need You
Every hour I need You

My One defense
My righteousness
Oh God how I need You

Where sin runs deep
Your grace is more
Where grace is found
Is where You are

And where You are
Lord I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I’ll fall on You
Jesus, You’re my hope and stay

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Scripture Reading

Matthew 9:20-22

²⁰ Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. ²¹ She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

²² Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Healing: Relationships

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Let Us Be Known

Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son

Let our light shine in every eye
Let us be known by our love

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord

Let our lives show goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy

Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King

Let us go forth, heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• As we begin to worship, we invite you to cross a threshold from anxiety, stress, busyness into peace, calm, and worship 
• We invite you to take 3 deep breaths as you hold a symbol of peace for yourself (hands over heart, hug, open, hands over eyes); whatever brings your pace down and allows you to encounter Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath, today 

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Call to Worship

Rejoice, people of God:
this is our Sabbath day;
set apart by God for restoration & praise.

Let our Sabbath be filled with beauty and hope.
We rest and sing, pray and listen.
Let us worship God together. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Called Me Higher

I could just sit
I could just sit and wait for all Your goodness
Hope to feel Your presence

And I could just stay
I could just stay right where I am
and hope to feel You
Hope to feel something again

But You have called me higher
You have called me deeper
And I’ll go where You will lead me Lord

And I could hold on
I could hold on to who I am and never let You
Change me from the inside

And I could be safe
I could be safe here in Your arms
and never leave home
Never let these walls down

And I will be Yours
I will be Yours for all my life

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Mercies (New Every Morning)

In brokenness and wandering
Through all my fear and unbelief
Your faithfulness appears to me again

Through mountain top and valley low
In every season, this I know
Your goodness, like the dawn, will break again

All Your mercies rising
In this heart again
And my soul begins to sing

They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness
Your mercies are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Your faithfulness

Every good and perfect gift
In Your endless grace You give
Flowing from the Father’s heart to mine

Beams of heaven as I go
Through this wilderness below
The fullness of Your love for all of time

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Prayer of Confession

God of our days,
We thank You for Your steadfast love
in every season of life. 

Remind us of Your constant presence;
Make us into faithful witnesses each day;
Shape us, O Lord, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of mercy,
Transform our pain into peace
and help us to walk in Your ways.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Art & Faith Minicamp: Thanks so much to Teacher Ann, our volunteers, campers, and families for a wonderful “All Things Water” camp! 
• Church Retreat: From September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center — registrations will begin soon!  
• Run Club: Balboa Park 8 Miler on this Saturday & Infinite Challenge 5/10K on October 17th in San Pedro. Talk to Jin today if you’re interested in either event! 
• College Gathering: Next gathering is Sunday, August 9th after church! Please talk to Kathy for more details!

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Invitation Fountain w Build My Life

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have sailed
On the rivers of heartache
Come to the sea
Come on be set free

If You lead me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go

Come and heal me Lord
I will follow
Where You lead me Lord
I will go, I will go…

All who are weak
All who are weary
Come to the rock
Come to the fountain

All who have climbed
On the mountains of heartache
Reach to the stars
Come on and give Your life

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Scripture Reading

Psalm 121

¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains —
    where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ He will not let your foot slip —
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The Lord watches over you —
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

⁷ The Lord will keep you from all harm —
    he will watch over your life;
⁸ the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Sabbath Honors God

Pastor Dan

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Conversation question:

• Share with a partner which word, phrase, image, or verse speaks to you today about trusting in God

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• As we continue to celebrate Sabbath together, we invite you to stand and stretch your arms upward 
• Now, we invite you to stretch your arms wide as a symbol of open-heartedness to God, each other, and yourselves 

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Call to Worship

Rejoice, people of God:
this is our Sabbath day;
set apart by God for restoration & praise.

Let our Sabbath be filled with beauty and hope.
We rest and sing, pray and listen.
Let us worship God together. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Here For You

Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for You

To You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desire

You alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall down

Let our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You

We welcome You with praise
We welcome You with praise
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

Let every heart adore
Let every soul awake
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

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Prayer of Confession

O Lord,
You have created our inmost being.
You search us and You know us. 

Make our darkness into light;
Let Your thoughts be precious to us;
Have mercy, O Lord, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Creator God,
Knit us together
and lead us in the way everlasting.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Art & Faith Minicamp: Today after service! 
• Church Retreat: From September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center — registrations will begin soon!  
• Run Club: Balboa Park 8 Miler on August 1st & Infinite Challenge 5/10K on October 17th in San Pedro. Talk to Jin today if you’re interested in either event! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

You Hold It All Together

You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behind

So why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time

On mountaintops, You stay the same
In valleys low, You never change

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

You go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a way

It’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehend

God of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

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Scripture Reading

1 Kings 19:1-9

¹ Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. ² Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” ³ Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.

⁴ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.” ⁵ Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” ⁶ He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. He ate and drank and lay down again. ⁷ The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” ⁸ He got up and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. ⁹ At that place he came to a cave and spent the night there.

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Sabbath as Resilience

Pastor Jeya

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Conversation questions:

• What does it mean to you that Elijah was fed and cared for twice?
• What’s something you’re taking with you today?
• What’s something that you might want to do a little differently to be able to live more deeply into belovedness and Sabbath
• When’s the last time you felt awe or beauty or rest or wonder?

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Worship Song

Promises

God from age to age
Though the earth may pass away
Your word remains the same

Your history can prove
There’s nothing You can’t do
You’re faithful and true

Though the storms may come 
And the winds may blow
I’ll remain steadfast

And let my heart learn 
When You speak a word
It will come to pass

Great is Your faithfulness to me
Great is Your faithfulness to me

From the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise Your name
Great is Your faithfulness to me

I put my faith in Jesus
My anchor to the ground
My hope and firm foundation
He’ll never let me down

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Silently with one breath, say to God: I’m glad You’re here  
• Silently with another breath, say to yourself: I’m glad I’m here 
• Out loud to neighbors: I’m glad you’re here 

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Call to Worship

Rejoice, people of God:
this is our Sabbath day;
set apart by God for restoration & praise.

Let our Sabbath be filled with beauty and hope.
We rest and sing, pray and listen.
Let us worship God together. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Be Thou My Vision w/ Open The Eyes

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You

Be thou my Vision
O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me
Save that Thou art

Thou my best thought
By day or by night
Waking or sleeping 
Thy Presence, my Light

Riches I heed not
Nor vain empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always

Thou and Thou only 
Be first in my heart
High King of Heaven 
My treasure, Thou art

O God, be my everything
Be my delight
Be Jesus, my glory
My soul satisfied

High King of Heaven
When victory is won
May I reach Heaven’s joys 
O bright Heaven’s sun

Heart of my own heart
Whatever befall
Still be my vision
O Ruler of all

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Called Me Higher

I could just sit
I could just sit and wait for all Your goodness
Hope to feel Your presence

And I could just stay
I could just stay right where I am
and hope to feel You
Hope to feel something again

But You have called me higher
You have called me deeper
And I’ll go where You will lead me Lord

And I could hold on
I could hold on to who I am and never let You
Change me from the inside

And I could be safe
I could be safe here in Your arms
and never leave home
Never let these walls down

And I will be Yours
I will be Yours for all my life

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Prayer of Confession

Light of the World,
Through Your Word and Your life,
You shine bright in our lives.

For our sorrow, loneliness, and pain;
For our loved ones and our world;
Have mercy, O Lord, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Faithful God,
Continue to illuminate the way
for us and for the world You love.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

After each phrase, let’s pray out loud: “Lord, have mercy” 

For those suffering from violence, hatred, and war, especially children…  

For the emotional, spiritual, physical, and relational
healing of ourselves and our loved ones… 

For our neighbors in Mira Mesa & San Diego
to know Jesus’ love through us… 

For our global siblings in Christ, especially those
who suffer because of their faith in You… 

For our church to be a faithful witness
and to grow in faith, hope, and love… 

Amen. 

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Run Club: Please talk to Jin if you’d like to register for the Balboa Park 8 Miler on Saturday, August 1st with our Run Club. This year is the 72nd annual 8 Miler!
• Art & Faith Minicamp: Next Sunday, July 19th after service! 
• Church Retreat: From September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center — registrations will begin soon!  

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Isaiah Song

Oh, oh, oh
You are good
And Your mercy endures forever

Sing, sing oh barren land
Water is coming to the thirsty
Though we are empty, You are the well
We draw from You and You will provide

This is the Word of the Lord, our Creator
God stands from age to age
The ancient of days

God, You’re the Holy One
The Fairest of ten thousand
And those who call upon Your name
They shall be saved

We won’t fear
For You will be our song

You’re the river in the desert
Pouring Your Spirit on the broken
Giving beauty for our ashes
Joy for our sadness, heaven’s open

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Scripture Reading

John 7:37-39

³⁷ On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. ³⁸ Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” ³⁹ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Sabbath as Celebration

Pastor Dan

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Conversation questions:

• Share with someone a time where you celebrated something special with a group
• What made it special? How did you experience joy in that moment?

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Worship Song

Build My Life

Worthy of every song we could ever sing
Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You

Jesus, the Name above every other name
Jesus, the only One who could ever save
Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe
We live for You, we live for You

Holy, there is no one like You
There is none beside You
Open up my eyes in wonder

And show me who You are
And fill me with Your heart
And lead me in Your love
To those around me

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation
I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Picture a place of rest, assurance, and peace. What do you see, hear, smell, taste, touch? 
• Imagine Jesus there with you. Where is He in relation to you? What do you want to say to Him today? 

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Call to Worship

Rejoice, people of God:
this is our Sabbath day;
set apart by God for restoration & praise.

Let our Sabbath be filled with beauty and hope.
We rest and sing, pray and listen.
Let us worship God together. Amen.

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Worship Songs

Oh Our Lord

We behold the breaking dawn
The light that shines over everyone
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

We behold the rising sun
The earth awaits, Your hope has come
We look to You, we long for You, oh Lord

Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
Oh, oh, oh, our Lord
How majestic is Your name in all the earth

We behold the falling rain
Like waters rise, flood this place
We reach for You, we cling to You, oh Lord

Oh, Your name is a light in the darkness
Oh, Your name is the word of truth
Oh Your name, oh Your name

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The Way

Through every battle
Through every heartbreak
Through every circumstance
I believe that You are my fortress
You are my portion
You are my hiding place

I believe You are
The way, the truth, the life

Through every blessing
Through every promise
Through every breath I take
I believe that You are Provider
You are Protector
You are the One I love

And it’s a new horizon and I’m set on You
And You meet me here today with mercies that are new
All my fears and doubts, they can all come too
Because they can’t stay long when I’m here with You

It’s a new horizon and I’m set on You
And You meet me here today with mercies that are new
All my fears and doubts
They can all come too
Because they can’t stay long when

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Prayer of Confession

Lord of the Sabbath,
You are our refuge and strength,
a very present help in times of trouble.

For the ways we overwork but trust too little;
When we can’t calm our racing thoughts;
Have mercy, O God, we pray:

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Lord of life,
Make us a people of overflowing peace,
for the life of the world around us.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Run Club: Please talk to Jin if you’d like to register for the Balboa Park 8 Miler on Saturday, August 1st with our Run Club. This year is the 72nd annual 8 Miler!
• Save the Dates: Art & Faith Minicamp on Sunday, July 19th • Church-wide Retreat from September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Be Still

O broken sinner come
And rest by Galilee
And let the Savior speak to you
The beauty of His peace

His tender voice of love
Bids all your strivings cease
Breathes into every fear and doubt
The beauty of His peace

Be still my soul
Be still my soul
Be still my soul
Be still

You know my anxious thoughts
Your Spirit my relief
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire
The beauty of Your peace
The beauty of Your peace

When tears fall through the night
And panic grips my life
I can rest, I can rest in You

When sorrow marks my day
I will not be afraid
I will trust, I will trust in You

Lord, I need You, oh I need You
Every hour I need You
My One defense, my righteousness
Oh God how I need You

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Scripture Reading

Exodus 31:12-17

¹² The Lord said to Moses, ¹³ “You yourself are to speak to the Israelites, ‘You shall surely keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, given in order that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. ¹⁴ You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you; everyone who profanes it shall be put to death; whoever does any work on it shall be cut off from among the people. ¹⁵ Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. ¹⁶ Therefore the Israelites shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant. ¹⁷ It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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Sabbath in Community

Pastor Jeya

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Conversation questions:

• “So, community is crucial for sustaining Sabbath habits. But Sabbath habits can also create community.” — Rev. Dr. Carol Bechtel 
• What do you think this quote means? What could that look like? 
• What might be missing from your Sundays that would connect you to God, to each other, or to rest? What could you do to add to the missing element?

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Worship Song

Open Up (reprise)

May Your love
Cause us to open up
Cause us to open up our hearts

May Your light
Cause us to shine so bright
That we bring hope into the dark

All that we do without love
It means nothing
Grant us the courage to give
As You’re calling

Make me an instrument
Of Your peace
Where there is hatred
Let me sow love

Where there is darkness
Let me shine light and…

Hope for the hopeless
Your love is
Strength in our weakness
Your love is

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Cross your arms and give yourself a hug 
• As you breathe in, try to name what emotions you’re bringing today — without adding value judgments about them: “Right now, I feel …” 
• As you breathe out, say to yourself, “It’s okay” 

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Call to Worship

Let us sing of God’s steadfast love.
We offer our praise in songs of joy!

God’s faithfulness is as wide as the sky.
We proclaim God’s faithfulness to all generations.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

My Hallelujah

Open up the doors again
Let the King of glory in
His Kingdom will never end
Oh, I know that You are good

Break the darkness with the light
All the earth let praise arise
Every dead place come alive
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You will have my hallelujah
You alone the highest name
All to You I surrender
Every breath I take
Make my life Your praise

Oh, Spirit of the Living God
Fire burning in my heart
I’m wide awake to who You are
Oh, I know that You are good
Oh, I know that You are good

You are my strength when I am weak
You are my sight when I can’t see
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

Oh, when I was lost, You rescued me
When I was bound, You set me free
As praise goes up, I believe
The walls are coming down

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You Hold It All Together

You come at the right time
When I least expect it
Never behind

So why would I be surprised
When You deliver every time

On mountaintops, You stay the same
In valleys low, You never change

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

You go, You go before me
To prepare a blessing
You madе a way

It’s more than I could imagine
More than I can fathom
Or comprehend

God of my present
God of my future
You write my story
You hold it all together

And I believe that I will see
The goodness of the Lord
I’m confident as seasons change
Your faithfulness remains

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Prayer of Confession

Creator, Christ, and Spirit,
From north and south and east and west,
You gather Your people. 

For the renewal of our relationships
with You, each other, ourselves, and the world;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of mercy,
Mend what is broken
and raise us up to new life.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Research Interviews: If you haven’t already, please schedule an interview with Linda as she wraps up her research with us! 
• Run Club: Please talk to Jin if you’d like to register for the Balboa Park 8 Miler on Saturday, August 1st with our Run Club. This year is the 72nd annual 8 Miler!
• Save the Dates: Art & Faith Minicamp on Sunday, July 19th • Church-wide Retreat from September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Open Space w/ Make Room

I will make room for You
To do whatever You want to
To do whatever You want to

Pull me in closer
Close to your heart
May I be a pure reflection
of all You are

Love that is patient
Love that is kind
And love that keeps no offenses
or wrongs in mind

Make me like Jesus
Make me like Jesus

My heart is an open space
For You to come and have Your way
I’m open, I’m open

You’re faithful to find me
Right where I am
Though even in my wandering
You call me friend

And mercy receives me
and lifts me to my feet
And I’m caught up in
the wonder and the mystery

Of knowing Jesus
Of knowing Jesus

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Scripture Reading

Mark 5:1-20

¹ They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. ² And when he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. ³ He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain, ⁴ for he had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces, and no one had the strength to subdue him. ⁵ Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones. ⁶ When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him, ⁷ and he shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” ⁸ For he had said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” ⁹ Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” ¹⁰ He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the region. ¹¹ Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding, ¹² and the unclean spirits begged him, “Send us into the swine; let us enter them.” ¹³ So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine, and the herd, numbering about two thousand, stampeded down the steep bank into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

¹⁴ The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened. ¹⁵ They came to Jesus and saw the man possessed by demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion, and they became frightened. ¹⁶ Those who had seen what had happened to the man possessed by demons and to the swine reported it. ¹⁷ Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood. ¹⁸ As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. ¹⁹ But Jesus refused and said to him, “Go home to your own people, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and what mercy he has shown you.” ²⁰ And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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It’s Okay to Not Be in Control

Pastor Dan

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Worship Song

Send the Rain

Lord, we come to You
Now with open hands
Broken lives and dreams
Washed up on the sand

We’ve been beaten down
But still we choose to stand
We choose to stand

Lord, we long for You
For Your hand to move
Heal this barren land
Come and make it new

Jesus, You’re the life
That is breaking through
You’re breaking through

The saints of old in ancient days
They worked the ground
that we reap from today

So use our hands to cultivate
The harvest that
our children’s children taste
We’re ready God, so send the rain

Lord, we’ll follow You
To unbroken earth
On the path not used
Where new hope is birthed

We will work as one
Holding to Your truth
To Your truth

Heal the ruined cities
We destroyed with our own hands
Bring us back together
Let us see the promised land

Pour out Your Spirit
On this dry and thirsty ground
O God of the harvest
Could it be right here and now
Could it be right here and now

Open up the heavens,
let Your rain fall down
We are thirsty, we are thirsty

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Hands on knees: “I am present” 
• “Theology of thumbs”, hold neighbors’ hands and remember that we hold each other up and are held up by one another): “We are present” 
• Continue holding hands: “God is present” 

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Call to Worship

We rejoice in the Lord!
We will sing praises to our God. 

God loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is filled with God’s steadfast love.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

Here For You

Let our praise be Your welcome
Let our songs be a sign
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your breath come from heaven
Fill our hearts with Your life
We are here for You, we are here for You

To You our hearts are open
Nothing here is hidden
You are our one desire

You alone are holy
Only You are worthy
God, let Your fire fall down

Let our shout be Your anthem
Your renown fill the skies
We are here for You, we are here for You

Let Your Word move in power
Let what’s dead come to life
We are here for You, we are here for You

We welcome You with praise
We welcome You with praise
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

Let every heart adore
Let every soul awake
Almighty God of love
Be welcomed in this place

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The Love of the Father

Lift up your voices and lift up your praise
Join with the heavens, declaring the wonders
Of His faithfulness forever

Sing of the victory, the hope of the world
The Saviour has risen, the Spirit has come to
Bring us into love forever

We are the people of God
With the freedom of hope in our hearts
How great is the love of the Father

Lifted from darkness and into the light
The sons and the daughters are loved at a price
Our God has made us His forever

This is the song of the redeemed
The ransomed and the free
Given life at such a price
This is love, this is love

And when the Father calls us home
And we see Him on the throne
Hear the voices sing as one
This is love, this is love

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Prayer of Confession

Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) is the oldest known African-American celebration. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received word of their emancipation two months after the Civil War had ended, and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had gone into effect on January 1, 1863. As a people of faith, we celebrate the freedom we have in Christ and commit ourselves to Jesus’ way of love, justice, and Shalom. 

Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies, gives us this blessing in our prayers: As we remember, may God shield us from despair, knowing that our story is more than pain. Ours is the story of dignity. Let us reclaim it.

Holy and righteous God,
You created all people in Your image. 

Grant us grace to contend fearlessly against evil
and to make no peace with oppression.  

Help us, like those of generations before us,
to resist the evils of slavery and oppression in any form.

Make us a people of justice and love,
to the glory of Your name in all the world, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of love,
help us to walk in Your open paths
of love, justice, and restoration.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

As we celebrate Father’s Day, we’re thankful for all of the wonderful dads in our church community — and we acknowledge the complexity of relationships with dads, including pain, sorrow, and loss. We trust in God, who Jesus called Heavenly Father, and we want to take a moment to pray for all of the dads here and represented in our church family, along with fathers in the faith. 

Please extend a hand towards a dad nearby as we pray a silent prayer of blessing, and we’ll close with a simple prayer out loud together afterward: 

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Amen.

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Happy Father’s Day! We’re thankful for all of the dads and fathers in faith in our church community. Thank you for modeling that true strength doesn’t come from power, but from love, kindness, and humility through Christ. May God continue to raise up men of God who are tender-hearted protectors and doers of the Word!
• Pride Month: As a reflection of Jesus’ inclusive and expansive love, we continue to remember & celebrate Pride this month. “Pride is important because someone right now believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.” 
• Research Interviews: If you haven’t already, please schedule an interview with Linda as she wraps up her research with us! 
• Run Club: Please talk to Jin if you’d like to register for the Balboa Park 8 Miler on Saturday, August 1st with our Run Club. This year is the 72nd annual 8 Miler!
• Save the Dates: Art & Faith Minicamp on Sunday, July 19th • Church-wide Retreat from September 18th-20th at Palomar Christian Conference Center 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Have My Heart

You love with no reservations
You’re not looking for perfection
And there’s no need in me pretending
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everything

You deserve my full attention
Nothing less than my devotion
Oh, speak to me and I will listen
I’ll give You everything
I’ll give You everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 
You can have my heart
You can have my heart

Be the Lord of my emotions
Set me free from selfish motives
And search me ’til there’s nothing hidden
And I’ll give You everything
Yes, I’ll give You everything

My heart is Yours forever
My heart is Yours forever

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Scripture Reading

Mark 2:1-12

¹ When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. ² So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door, and he was speaking the word to them. ³ Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. ⁴ And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic lay. ⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” ⁶ Now some of the scribes were sitting there questioning in their hearts, ⁷ “Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” ⁸ At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves, and he said to them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and take your mat and walk’? ¹⁰ But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— ¹¹ “I say to you, stand up, take your mat, and go to your home.” ¹² And he stood up and immediately took the mat and went out before all of them, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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It’s Okay to Be Different

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Let Us Be Known

Let us be known by our love
In every word, in every deed
Honor the Son

Let our light shine in every eye
Let us be known by our love

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

Let us be known by our joy
In every home, in every heart
Sing to the Lord

Let our lives show goodness and hope
Let us be known by our joy

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our joy

Let us be known by our peace
In every town, in every tribe
Jesus is King

Let us go forth, heal and restore
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our peace

For the glory of our Savior
For the glory of our God
For the glory of the Spirit
Let us be known by our love

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• As you breathe in, squeeze your hands together (could say, “Lord Jesus”)
• As you breathe out, loosen them (“have mercy”)
• We’ll do this three times together

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Call to Worship

We rejoice in the Lord!
We will sing praises to our God. 

God loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is filled with God’s steadfast love.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

Simplicity

I come in simplicity
Longing for purity
To worship You
In spirit and truth, only You

Lord, strip it all away
‘Til only You remain
I’m coming back
To my first love, only You

You’re the reason I sing
The reason I sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You

And forever I’ll sing
Forever I’ll sing
Yes my heart will sing
How I love You

I come with my broken song
To You the Perfect One
To worship You
In spirit and truth, only You

Give me a childlike heart
Lead me to where You are
Cause I’m coming back
To my first love, only You

How I love You, how I love You
How I love You, my first love

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Superhero

He’s the One who makes the sun shine
He’s the One that puts the moon in the sky
He’s the One who hung the stars one by one

He’s the One who makes the birds sing
He’s the One who makes your dreams so high
He’s the One who makes me smile day by day

Jesus, You’re my superhero
You’re my star, my best friend
Jesus, You’re my superhero
You’re my star, my best friend

Yeah… better than Spiderman
Yeah… better than Superman
Yeah… better than Batman
Yeah… better than anyone

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Prayer of Confession

Holy God,
in You we live and move and have our being.
Your steadfast love holds all things together. 

For Your grace to sustain us;
For Your love to transform us;
Hear us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

Joyful God,
Restore us once again
to live in Your freedom and hope.
Amen. 

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen. 

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Pride Month: As a reflection of Jesus’ inclusive and expansive love, we remember & celebrate Pride this month (which is celebrated in July in SD). “Pride is important because someone right now believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.” We affirm the God-given dignity and worth of all people and commit ourselves to joining Jesus in building a more just, equitable, and inclusive world. 
• Art & Faith Mini Camp: Sunday, July 19th after our worship service. 
• Church Retreat: Save the date, September 18-20 at Palomar Christian Conference Center! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Generous Giver

You don’t withhold Your love from us
Arms open wide upon a cross
You give no matter what the cost
Jesus, we see You

All of these worlds Your hands have made
A billion stars stretched out in space
These are just echoes of Your grace
Jesus we see You

You are the generous Giver
Your mercy overflows
Your blessing is a river
On and on and on, it goes

You are an endless fountain
You’re filling up my life
My heart must sing Your praises
Jesus, You be glorified

Jesus, You reach us in our pain
Your mercy meets us every day
Your love will never turn away
Jesus, we see You

On and on…
On and on…
On and on…
Jesus, You be glorified

I could sing of Your love forever
I could sing of Your love forever

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Scripture Reading

Mark 10:17-31

¹⁷ As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸ Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. You shall not defraud. Honor your father and mother.’ ” ²⁰ He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” ²¹ Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” ²² When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

²³ Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”

²⁸ Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the good news ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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It’s Okay to Not Have It All

Pastor Dan

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Conversation questions:

• What are some of the ways we feel pressured to “have it all”?
• Why is it so easy for money to warp our outlook on life? 

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Worship Song

May You Be Well

May you be well
Living in peace
May you feel loved
Happy and free

I open my heart
To however you are
Because here in the love of God
There’s room for us all

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Benediction

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Centering Practice

We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself. Begin by taking a couple of slow, deep breaths. 

• Say silently to God: I’m glad You’re here  
• Say silently to yourself: I’m glad I’m here  
• Now, say out loud to your neighbor: I’m glad you’re here 

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Call to Worship

We rejoice in the Lord!
We will sing praises to our God. 

God loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is filled with God’s steadfast love.
Amen.

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Worship Songs

Sound of Adoration

When we were lost ones
You were the Shepherd that carried us home
When we were prodigals
You ran to meet us with open arms
And we can’t hold back our praise

When we were refugees
You were the One who took us in
When we were enemies
You paid the price for all our sin
And we can’t hold back our praise

This is the sound of adoration
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the joy of all creation
Oh, how we love You
Jesus, we love You

You are the Risen One
You conquered death and made a way
You sang our freedom song
Now we are dancing on our chains
And we can’t hold back our praise

By the cross, I am free
Your grace changes everything
I was blind, now I see
Your grace changes everything

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Cornerstone

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name

When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Savior’s love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all

His oath, His covenant, His blood 
Support me in the whelming flood 
When all around my soul gives way 
He then is all my hope and stay
He then is all my hope and stay

When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless stand before the throne

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Prayer of Confession

God our Creator,
In You, all things work together for good.

When we fail to give and receive love;
When our good intentions are not put into action;
Forgive us, O God, we pray: 

— Moment of silent prayer — 

God of restoration,
Free us to live with compassion and kindness,
filled with wonder and gratitude.
Amen.

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Assurance of God’s Love

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Prayers of the People 

Today, as we remember the people and places God has placed on our hearts,
we join together in the prayer Jesus taught us, saying: 

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.
Amen. 

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Communion

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Offering Prayer

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Announcements

• Thanks for worshiping with us today! We hope you experience meaningful connection with God and others in our community. If you’re visiting for the first time today, we’d love to get to know you better. Please take home a visitor’s card with QR code so that we can stay in touch & build a relationship!
• Pride Month: As a reflection of Jesus’ inclusive and expansive love, we remember & celebrate Pride this month (which is celebrated in July in SD). “Pride is important because someone right now believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.” We affirm the God-given dignity and worth of all people and commit ourselves to joining Jesus in building a more just, equitable, and inclusive world. 
• Monthly lunch: On the first Sunday of every month, we’ll have lunch together right after service. Today is a pizza party! 
• Art & Faith Mini Camp: Sunday, July 19th after our worship service. 
• Church Retreat: Save the date, September 18-20 at Palomar Christian Conference Center! 

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Passing of the Peace

Let’s greet each other at this time!

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Blessing of the Children

Go in peace and go in joy;
Filled with wonder for this day.
Go in faith and go in love;
God will guide you on your way!

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Worship Song

Expectation

You redeem our past
You take what’s old and broken
You’re breathing in new life

Rhythms of Your grace
Moving us to freedom
From darkness into light

You will make all things new,
You’ll bring Your kingdom here
We wait in expectation

We lift our eyes to You
Salvation’s drawing near
We wait in expectation

You have overcome
The troubles we are facing
You’re standing here with us

Oppression cannot win
And anxious thoughts are broken
By the pow’r of Jesus’ name

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Scripture Reading

Mark 8:22-26

²² They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. ²³ He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Can you see anything?” ²⁴ And the man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.” ²⁵ Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again, and he looked intently, and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Then he sent him away to his home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”

This is the Word of the Lord.
Together: Thanks be to God.

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Sermon

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It’s Okay to Make Mistakes

Pastor Jeya

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Worship Song

Lord I Need You w Build My Life

Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here, I find my rest

Without You, I fall apart
You’re the One 
That guides my heart

Lord I need You
Oh I need You
Every hour I need You

My One defense
My righteousness
Oh God how I need You

Where sin runs deep
Your grace is more
Where grace is found
Is where You are

And where You are
Lord I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

I will build my life upon Your love
It is a firm foundation

I will put my trust in You alone
And I will not be shaken

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Benediction

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Welcome!

On the fifth Sunday of months with 5 Sundays, Anchor & Hope has committed to a practice we call “Reset Sunday.” Instead of gathering in community together on that day, we encourage you to connect with God, others, and yourself out in God’s world!

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Simple Intentionality

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been journeying together through the theme, “Reasons to Love Myself.” As we begin to see ourselves through Jesus’ eyes, we are able to love others more fully.

Today, we invite you to be intentional in meeting God in deep rest, deep beauty, and deep joy of the Sabbath, which was given to us as a gift from God! We always encourage you to get a little more sleep, or to eat something good, or to see something beautiful — to engage with your senses to see God’s goodness, beauty, and truth in the world!

We hope these creative approaches to engaging Scripture will help you grow in your love for God, others, and yourselves. A couple of words of encouragement:

• There is no set timeframe for these practices. We engaged some of these practices during our weekly Lenten Zoom gatherings, which were about 15 minutes each. However, your time with these practices might be shorter or longer!
• We encourage you to engage one, two, three, or even all four of these practices today!
• If you have children with you, these can be a simple way to immerse yourself in Scripture together. Invite your kids to pick a practice that is speaking to them, and then follow up by asking how they experienced God through it.

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Today’s Scripture Passage

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are your works!
    In wisdom you have made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
²⁵ There is the sea, great and wide;
    creeping things innumerable are there,
    living things both small and great.
²⁶ There go the ships
    and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

²⁷ These all look to you
    to give them their food in due season;
²⁸ when you give to them, they gather it up;
    when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
²⁹ When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
    when you take away their breath, they die
    and return to their dust.
³⁰ When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

³¹ May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
    may the Lord rejoice in his works—
³² who looks on the earth and it trembles,
    who touches the mountains and they smoke.
³³ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
³⁴ May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    for I rejoice in the Lord.

³⁵ Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!

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Practice 1: Creative Writing

• Consider: As you read through the psalm, think about how you can be present to God, others, and yourself. What words, phrases, or images are speaking to you?
• Write: Try writing a haiku (First line 5 syllables, second line 7 syllables, third line 5 syllables) that comes from your experience in meditating on this passage.
• Reflect: Did it reveal something surprising? How can being present to God, others, and yourself lead you into the future?

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Practice 2: Visio Divina

• Consider: Take a moment after reading the passage to sit with this image. 

• Viewing 1: Notice what draws your attention and focus in on one part of the photo. Look at the details of that particular part of the image. What feelings, thoughts, ideas come to mind as you focus on this part of the image?
• Viewing 2: Begin to allow yourself to look elsewhere at the whole picture. What else draws your attention? What feelings, thoughts, ideas come to mind as you focus on the whole image?
• Viewing 3: Finally, sit with the image one more time and take a moment to reflect and pray — whatever may come to your mind & heart.

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Practice 3: Prayer Doodling

• Materials needed: White paper, black Sharpie, black pen
• Instructions: On a piece of white paper, as you reflect on today’s Scripture passage, let your hand move freely, drawing basic circles, squares, or wavy lines using a black sharpie (see Fig. 1).
• Prayer Doodling: Fill in the “blanks” with words or phrases that stood out to you from the passage using a black pen (see Fig. 2 — you can also use the slider on Fig. 3 to see the example of filling in the blanks)

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Practice 4: Lectio Divina

• Note: Lectio Divina can be practiced individually or in a group
• Pray: Take a moment to pray and ask God to illuminate your reading of the word; remember to take a moment to pause between each reading.
• First Reading: Read the passage out loud once (read it out loud whether you’re alone or with others)
  • What word or phrase is God speaking to you from this passage? Share the word or phrase – without explanation – if you’re with others or consider writing it down if you’re by yourself.
• Second Reading: Read the passage out loud again.
  • When you hear the word or phrase that stood out to you, take some time to meditate on it. What do you think God is saying to you through this word or phrase?
• Third Reading: Read the passage out loud a third time.
  • How is God inviting you to respond to this passage and in particular to the word or phrase that stood out to you?
• Fourth Reading: Read the passage out loud a final time.
  • Spend some time really listening to God; rest a moment in God’s presence before you continue on with your day.

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Blessing of Peace

Send a text message of blessing and peace to someone from our Anchor & Hope community, or someone else who could use a blessing!

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