Good Friday

Full to the Brim: A Cup of Sorrow

The service begins in silence.  

*CALL TO WORSHIP

L:           Let us remember

All:        how the sky went dark

L:           Let us remember

All:        how his mother was there.

L:           Let us remember

All:        how people mocked him.

L:           Let us remember

All:    how his friends fled.

L:    Let us remember

All:    how in the midst of all that, Jesus still chose love.

L:    Let us worship holy God.  

HYMN— “In Deepest Night,” ELW #699  

*PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

L: God who asked for a drink, God who was killed by the state, God who offered love and grace even from the cross—we are at a loss for words. What do we do with this day? The air is heavy. Our hearts are heavy. The suffering of this world feels particularly close, spilling out all over us. And yet, even in this space, we know you are moving. Even in this space, we know that this is not the end. Give us the heart to hear this story and the courage to let it change us. Gratefully we pray,

All: Amen.  

JESUS IS MOCKED

Luke 22:63-71

Hymn— “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word,” ELW #517

During the hymn, the linen is laid out.  

JESUS IS TRIED

Luke 23:1-12

(12:00) Hymn—“When We Are Tested,” insert, vs. 1, 3-4

(7:00) Choir Anthem—”Drop, Drop, Slow Tears,” by Phineas Fletcher/Jonathan Willcocks

During the hymn, the cross is brought forward.  

JESUS IS SENTENCED

Luke 23:13-25

Hymn— “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” ELW #351, vs. 1-2

During the hymn, herbs and flowers are brought in.          

JESUS IS CRUCIFIED

Luke 23:26-43

Hymn— “Oh, Love, How Deep,” ELW #322, vs. 1, 4-5

During the hymn, the sign is nailed to the cross.  

JESUS DIES

Luke 23:44-49

(7:00)Choir Anthem— “Pieta´” by Harry Robert Wilson/Miklos Rozsa

Hymn— “Jesus, Remember Me,” ELW #616

During the music, the congregation is invited forward to lay herbs, flowers, and their ‘hands’ on the cross.  

JESUS IS BURIED

Luke 23:50-56

Hymn— “Were You There,” ELW #353, vs. 1-2

During the hymn, the cross is wrapped in the linen.  

THE LORD’S PRAYER

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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.  

POEM— “It Is Finished” by Sarah Are Speed  

Solo— “Were You There,” ELW #353, vs. 5

During the hymn, the cross is removed.

The service ends in silence.