Byzantine mosaic, circa 1056 AD
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? – Psalm 22:1 (NKJV)
Call to Worship – (based on Galatians 6:14) — from the Lutheran Church of Australia
God forbid that I should boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Him is salvation, life, and resurrection from the dead; by Him we are redeemed and set free. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us.
Hymn: “O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done," #287
Prayer: – Christine Jerrett
Now we know all is grace all is gift. You give us all good things: life and love; daily bread and water that quenches our thirst; friends and faith. Most of all, in Your Son, Jesus, You meet us with a love that will never let us go; You utter words of mercy and forgiveness that override the hurts and heal our brokenness; You offer new beginnings where we had expected only dead ends. We give you thanks and praise for the mystery of Your suffering love that gives us life. We give You thanks and praise that You know our weakness and hear our prayers. We give You thanks and praise that all our dying and living is held in Your good keeping. Now we know all is grace, all is gift. We give You thanks and praise. Amen.
Gloria Patri: #70
First Lesson: Isaiah 53:4-9
Hymn: "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross," #301
Gospel Lesson: John 19:17-24
Sermon: “What the night revealed”
Hymn: “Beneath the Cross of Jesus,” #297
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