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Worship & Prayer Resources
following the Tragedy at Virginia Tech:
(If you would like to share resources/links, please send
them to jeneewd@textweek.com.)
 | Liturgies, Litanies & Other Worship Resources:
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A
Litany for a Great Tragedy: Virginia Tech, the Rev. David Hicks, United
Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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A Litany for the Third Sunday of Easter in Response to the Violence at
Virginia Tech, the Rev. John H. Thomas, United Church of Christ. |
| The Eucharistic Prayer at time
of Senseless Tragedy from In Remembrance of Me-Eucharistic Prayers
for the Lesser Feasts and Festivals and other times in the life of the
Church, John Dornheim. |
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Service of Hope and Remembrance, Dean McIntyre, United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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Resources for
Worship, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, PCUSA. |
| Words of Hope and Courage,
Interfaith Community College Service of Worship, Rev. Beth H. DuBois, South
and Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, NY. |
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A
Litany for Virginia Tech, the Rev. Joseph P. Monahan, United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Ecumenical
Service of Remembrance and Healing, OCP Publications. |
| Excerpts from Prayer Service,
Pastor Marilyn Lerch, Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren, Blacksburg, VA,
campus minister at Virginia Tech. |
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| Reflections, Sermons and Articles:
| Reflections, Pastor Marilyn
Lerch, Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren, Blacksburg, VA, campus minister
at Virginia Tech. |
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Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Easter 3C, RevGalBlogPals lectionary
discussion. |
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"God in the Midst of Grief," Mirabai Starr, Sojourners online. |
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Pastoral Letter on the Virginia Tech Shootings, Chuck Blaisdell, Hilo
Coast united Church of Christ, Honomu, Hawaii. |
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"Through a Prism of Tears," meditation on the Virginia Tech Rampage and
Revelation 5:6, Dr. William R. Long, Expository Essays. |
| A
Pastoral Response to the Shootings at Virginia Tech, The Staff of
Pastoral Counseling of Northern Virginia. |
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"The Awful
Truth about Letting Go," Mimi Doe, BeliefNet. |
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"Words for When I'm Wordless," Therese J. Borchard, BeliefNet. |
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"Sorrow Can Make Us Better, Not Bitter," Brian McLaren, BeliefNet. |
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"Tune Out," David Kuo, BeliefNet. |
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"Can We
Forgive God?" Harold Kushner, audio excerpt from When Bad Things
Happen to Good People at BeliefNet. |
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"Releasing
Your Fear," Dr. Bernie Siegel, BeliefNet. |
| "April Gun
Metal Morning," Sheila N. McJilton. |
| "When Reasons Can't Be Found,"
sermon text Romans 8:37-39, Dr. Gay Lee Einstein, Cove Presbyterian Church,
Covesville, VA. |
| Virginia Tech
Reflection and Prayer, Rev. Fulton, First Presbyterian Church, Athens,
OH. |
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Reflections on the Mass Murder at Virginia Tech, Pastor Edward
Markquart, Sermons from Seattle. |
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"Following the Shootings at Virginia Tech," the Reverend Lyndon C.
Shakespeare, All Saints Episcopal Church, Navesink, New Jersey. Julia Pryde,
one of the victims of the shooting, was a member here. |
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"Iraq Students Show Virginia Tech Support," Bushra Juhi, Associated
Press. |
| "Living the Questions:
A Complex Web of Connection," Fred Day, Historic St. George's United
Methodist Church, Philadelphia. |
| Third Sunday of
Easter - Revelation 5:1-14, Rev. Rolf Svanoe, Peace Lutheran Church,
Sioux Falls, SD. |
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| Prayers:
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"A Prayer in the Face of a Rampage Shooting," Taylor Burton-Edwards,
United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Lives Interrupted, Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board
of Discipleship. |
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Collect Our Tears, Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board
of Discipleship. |
| Prayer in the
Aftermath of Violence, Paul Bellan-Boyer, St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Jersey City, NJ. |
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Prayers of
Comfort after Tragedy, BeliefNet. |
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"A Lamentation: I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray!," the Rev. Maxine Allen,
21st Century Africana Liturgy Resources, United Methodist Church General
Board of Discipleship. |
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"A Call to Congregational, Personal and Group Intercession," Taylor
Burton-Edwards, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
| Virginia Tech
Reflection and Prayer, Rev. Fulton, First Presbyterian Church, Athens,
OH. |
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| Hymns & Music:
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"A Prayer for Our Children," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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"In planning our contemporary services for this weekend, we
are planning to use the Don Moen song, 'God Can Make a Way.'" (Jack
Cartwright, Director of Music, Shiloh United Methodist Church, Jasper, IN)
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Hymns for Times of Loss, Grief and Despair, United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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"In Grief and Aching Sorrow," F. Richard Garland, United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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