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Credits: All songs and texts used with permission
Opening Prayer written by Christine Valters Paintner
Opening Song: Creation’s Hallelujah by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
First Reading from Thomas Berry. The Great Work: Our Way into the Future. New York: Crown Publishing (1999) p. 23-24.
Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Interpretation of Psalm 148 by Rev. Christine Robinson
Second Reading from Way of the Pilgrim. Quoted in Jean-Yves Leloup, Being Still: Reflections on an Ancient Mystical Tradition. New York: Paulist Press (2003) p. 83-84.
Prayers of Concern written by Valerie Allen
Sung Response by Betsey Beckman
Closing Song: Join in the Joy by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Closing Blessing: Earth as the Original Liturgy written by Christine Valters Paintner
Please note: All of the Opening and Closing Songs are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). The Psalm Opening, Doxology, and the Response to the Prayers of Concern also have accompanying congregational gestures. The audio and video recordings of these are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.
