Trans* God You are the God of Abram to Abraham of Mara to Naomi Saul to Paul
You call us by our Chosen Name
You are the God of Joseph of the Rainbow, Princess, Coat of their mom who found a family in Egypt
Jesus who found Kinship with Mary, Martha and Lazarus You understand the importance of Belonging somewhere other than with blood relations
Almighty Trans* God of Abraham, you know That sometimes you have to pack up and leave to find your true home and acceptance
And that the journey might have lions and dangers and toils and snares
And yet here is your promise You will see us You will accept us You will call us by our chosen Name
You will always be our God Will always be your people (if we want not in any kind of creepy way)
Jesus, Person created without any sperm who chose to be male Divine Trans* entity
God, the royal They The great NonBinary
Holy Spirit The She who can impregnante A Woman
God you are the Almighty the God of Many Mounds: Which means both many mountains to accesss and worship you (note the inclusiveness) and the God of many breasts to feed every one (Again inclusive and accessible)
We translate that Trans* word as Almighty Almighty Trans* God indeed!
Almighty Trans* God You not only See Accept Affirm and Celebrate But especially Protect all of our Trans* Siblings during this turbulent time
Almighty Trans* God May we forge many mighty Trans* Elders make their names almighty We Pray Amen.
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Call to Worship
God you remind us every night
In the stars we can see, and the stars we cannot see
That you are our God, you have promised, no matter what.
Your love is always expanding, never contracting, like the universe!
Come let us praise the God of expanding love
Come let us praise the God of expanding love!
Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 33)
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, the host by the breath of God’s mouth!
Let all the earth fear the Lord, let all earthlings stand in awe of God, fro God spoke and it all came to be.
God spoke, and it was.
God commanded, and it stood firm.
God looks and sees us. Come let us praise God.
Come, let our hearts be glad, for we trust God’s holy name.
Call to Confession: Let us Confess ourselves to our Parent and Guardian God who kneels to listens to all our fears and troubles and sins.
Confession: We confess that we do not always see one another as children of God. Or maybe the problem is that we do, and spend too much time fighting like siblings for your attention. Either way, it seems like we do not spend enough time looking at the stars remembering your promises to us. Forgive us. Remind us that you love us, each as your children, and when we forget, help us to remind one another we pray, in the name of Jesus Christ. (Silent Confession) Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: God’s love knows no height nor depth, it goes out beyond the heavens. We cannot even grasp it so we can tell one another we confidence the good news of the results of our confession: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Amen.
Prayer of the Day/Dedication: God, help us to focus on loving one another and the universe as we go about our lives we pray. Amen.
Children: Show them this Comic and ask them what they think it means. Talk about how our connectedness to the universe, our wonder at creation, and how God continually connects us to each other and the universe and reminds us that we are blessed to be a blessing.
Story Suggestions: “The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline Woodson
Hymns: God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand, God Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens, God You Spin the Whirling Planets, I Sing the Mighty Power of God, Of the Father’s Love Begotten, Stand Up and Bless the Lord
If you want a document version of this entire series for easy viewing and formatting just email me at Katyandtheword at gmail and title it Narrative Lectionary and I will be happy to send it to you.
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