Order of Worship

10-26-25

Prelude ~

Shared by Tanner Bayles and The Threshold Choir

Welcome and Announcements

Shared by Pastor Ken

Musical Teaching Moment ~ Hallow Bamboo

We are hollow bamboo

Open up your heart and let the light shine through

Light shine, light shine through

Light shine, light shine through.

Opening Words

Shared by Pastor Ken

One: Who are we and what are we called to do?

All: We are the sensitive and responsive ones called to create a world where every person is radically affirmed and barriers between people become

bridges of inclusion, justice, and spirituality.



Evoke the Wind

Led by Marilyn Rampley

Today, we gather to thank the Breath of Life

for the gift of the element - air.

(Silence)

I invite you to feel its presence.

Gently fan the air around you with your hands.

Feel the gentleness of its touch on your face.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Slowly breathe in and hold.

Feel life flowing through you.

Feel energy flowing through you.

Feel the power of your breath within you.

Now, let us use our breath to sing.

Singing Our Faith ~ Spirit of Gentleness

Spirit, spirit of gentleness,

Blow through the wilderness, calling and free,

Spirit, spirit of restlessness,

Stir me from placidness,

Wind, wind on the sea.

1. You moved on the waters, You called to the deep,

Then You coaxed up the mountains

From the valleys of sleep,

And over the eons, You called to each thing,

"Awake from your slumbers, and rise on your wings."

Spirit, spirit of gentleness,

Blow through the wilderness,

calling and free,

Spirit, spirit of restlessness,

Stir me from placidness,

Wind, wind on the sea.

2. You swept through the desert, You stung with the sand,

And You gifted your people with a law and a land,

And when they were blinded

With their idols and lies,

Then You spoke through Your prophets

To open their eyes.

(Refrain)

3. You sang in a stable, You cried from a hill,

Then You whispered in silence

When the whole world was still,

And down in the city, You called once again

When You blew through Your people

On the rush of the wind.

(Refrain)

4. You call from tomorrow,

You break ancient schemes,

From the bondage of sorrow

The captives dream dreams;

Our women see visions,

Our men clear their eyes.

With bold new decisions, Your people arise.

(Refrain)

Opening Prayer ~

Shared by Pastor Ken



Spirit of life and hope,

we sense your presence in this place.

Awaken us again to the mysteries that humble us,

the realities that orient us,

the fellowship that sustains us,

that we may give ourselves in honesty and openness

to the larger life before us.

May it be so.

Celebrations For the Deep Goodness of Life

Led by Pastor Ken

Music for Thinking of You Cards ~

Shared by Tanner Bayles

In the pew racks are cards with the title “Thinking Of You”. Please use these cards to write a note to someone so they know they are remembered and cared for. Put the card in the offering plate when it comes by, and the church office will forward the cards to the person addressed on the card. This was one of the elements of our time together that you lifted up as important for all of us.

Thank you!

QR Code for Giving Page

Dedication of Our Offerings

Led by Marilyn Rampley

One: For all the saints and sages who went before us who

have spoken to our hearts,

All: We express our thanks.

One: For all the saints and sages who live beside us,

All: We offer our gratitude.

One: For all the saints and sages who live beyond us who

challenge us to change the world with them,

All: We pledge our courage.

Ringing the Chime Calling Us to Sacred Listening



Word About Life~ Ezekial 37:1-14

Offered by Pastor Ken

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.

The Wind of Life led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. The Wind of Life said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then the Wind said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them: O dry

bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you and will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

So I prophesied as I had been commanded, and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them, but there was no breath in them. Then the Wind of Life said to me, “Prophesy to the

breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.

Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves and bring you up from your graves,

O my people, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord when I open your graves and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that

I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”

Dedication of the Wind Sculpture

My dedication is in honor of my late husband, Fred (2009), and for my 90th Birthday celebration! The stainless steel wind sculpture was purchased through Leopold Gallery and Art Consulting of Kansas City, MO. The sculptor is a world-renowned artist, Lyman Whitaker of Ivins, Utah. Please come and enjoy some reflection and quietness with God’s

Grace!

Donna Leopold

Dedication Prayer for the Wind Sculpture

Led by Marilyn Rampley and Pastor Ken

One: Spirit of Life, Breath of the Wind,

we gather in this sacred place of memory and love.

Here, where stories rest and names are whispered,

we pause to honor the gift of this wind sculpture—

a gift of art and motion, a symbol of the unseen forces that

connect us all.

All: We give thanks for the beauty of the wind,

for its gentle whisper and its wild song.

One: May this sculpture move with every breeze

as a living prayer for those we remember.

When the wind stirs its arms, let it remind us that love is never still—it moves, it dances, it lingers in the air between us.

(Silence)

May those who come here find peace in its turning,

hope in its movement, and comfort in its quiet grace.

All: May this sculpture sing of remembrance and renewal. Mayits motion tell the truth that though life changes form, the spirit endures.

One: Bless this place, O Spirit—

the ground beneath, the walls that stand, the quiet places that hold our loved ones, the air above, all who rest here, and all who visit here at our Festival Garden.

Let the wind, the breath of life, that moves this sculpture also move within us: to soften what is hard, to lift what is heavy, and to carry forward what is holy. Amen.

All: Amen.

Let it be so.



Sending Forth Songs ~ Those Who Wait On The Lord

by Stuart Hamblen

1. Those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up on wings as eagles.

They shall run and not be weary.

They shall walk and not faint.

Help us Lord, help us Lord, in thy way.

2. Those who love the mystery......

3. Those who live the risen life.....

4. Those who serve the suff’ring world......

5. Those who die on the march......

6. Those who wait on the Lord......

Sermon Reboot is OFF for today.

This is a time to talk about the message and explore together using the ORID Art Form Conversation methodology. What is ORID? It stands for Observation, Reflection, Interpretation, and Decision. You will get the hang of it.