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Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful

Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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4951. A Resurrection Gift

Acts 2:14-41

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... to reap their benefits and grow to embrace their rewards. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Gracious and loving God, we admit with shame that our natures are such that we want all of the rewards of the resurrection and none of the responsibilities; and that we would gladly take the eternal life, but ignore the expectations that it brings. Forgive us, we pray, and restore our spirits to such wholeness that, in addition to the life you have given, we shall also accept the Spirit that you have ...

4952. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a

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... that we use the image of the exalted Christ seated at your right hand as an excuse to rest on his laurels and to be righteously inactive; and we admit that we often pray and wait for his second coming only as a way of shirking our Christian responsibility to be active in his name. Forgive us our passivity and laziness, O God, and fill us with your Spirit and a sense of the Christ's dynamic presence, which alone can inspire us to do the work of your coming Reign against all odds in this troubled world ...

4953. Proper 4

Genesis 12:1-8

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Theme: Faithful obedience to God's call Exegetical note: What is most striking about this account of God's call and Abraham's response is the lack of haggling or hesitation on the part of the latter. Rather, Abraham breaks all ties to land and most to family in order to do God's bidding, and thus becomes a model of faithful obedience to God's call for all time. Call to Worship Leader: ...

4954. Proper 7

Genesis 28:10-22

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Theme: The subtle presence of God Exegetical note Jacob's response to his dream-theophany - that God had been in that place all along without his knowing it - reflects well the modern-day tendency to let the prevailing secularizing worldview exclude such divine impingement, and yet to have extraordinary events trigger a recognition that the divine presence and power abide, usually ...

4955. Proper 10

Matthew 13:1-23

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... Confession Most holy God, we confess that we are easily discouraged in the performance of your work, and particularly in the task of proclaiming your gospel of love and mercy to the world. We see few visible results and take that as an excuse to shirk our responsibility to your holy Word. Forgive us, we pray, and inspire us again with the parable of the sower. Let us not be discouraged with the seemingly barren or rocky soil, but certain of the power of your holy seed to find fertile ground. In the name of ...

4956. Proper 16

Matthew 16:13-20

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... Psalm 95) Leader: Come, let us worship and bow down! People: LET US KNEEL BEFORE GOD, OUR MAKER! Leader: For we are the people of God's pasture! People: WE ARE THE SHEEP OF GOD'S HAND! Collect God of glory, you have placed upon your Church the responsibility of bearing witness to your will, word, and work. Make us worthy of this calling: that, assisted by your Spirit, our testimony may do justice to the good news you have given us in Christ Jesus. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of grace ...

4957. Proper 18

Romans 13:1-7

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... Leader: God has been mindful of us! People: GOD WILL BLESS US! Leader: God blessed the houses of Israel and Aaron! People: GOD WILL BLESS ALL WHO FEAR GOD, BOTH THE GREAT AND THE SMALL! Collect Most just God, you have placed upon us the expectation of responsible citizenship in our earthly societies. Give us the wisdom to carry out this task: that, when demands of the state and claims of our faith seem to conflict, we may be guided to proper action by your Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of ...

4958. Proper 21

Mt 21:23-32 · Php 1:1-3 · Ex 17:1-7

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Paul A. Laughlin

... and thereby found glory in you. In his name and spirit we pray. Amen Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32 Theme: Religiousness that resists grace Exegetical note RSV and NEB give two very different versions of this passage, reversing, in effect, the sons' responses and, accordingly, changing the crowd's reply to Jesus' question. The point, however, remains the same: outcasts are far more ready to accept God's coming Reign than are the overtly religious, ostensibly because the latter's self-righteousness prevents them ...

4959. Proper 24

Matthew 22:15-22

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... claims, we may know how best to serve you. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we admit with great shame how, in the midst of conflicting claims and commitments, we often lose sight of our responsibilities to you, your Christ, and your coming Reign. We let the demands of family, friendship, business, and even country take precedence over our duties on your behalf, and wind up being, at best, half-hearted Christians and part-time disciples. Forgive us, we pray ...

4960. Proper 25

Matthew 22:34-40

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... never quite finds expression in our attitudes and actions towards our fellow human beings. Forgive us, we pray, and convince us that the two kinds of love taught by Jesus were not independent options from which we may choose, but equally binding and mutually reinforcing expectations for which we are responsible as disciples of the Christ. In his name we pray. Amen

4961. Proper 27

Amos 5:18-27

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... count in your service and to your glory. In Jesus' holy name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of reconciliation, we confess that we are guilty of using the expectation of your end-time victory over evil as an excuse to neglect our present-day responsibility to minister to the world's need in your name. We spend more time wondering about when the Christ will come again than being the body of the Christ now. Forgive us, we pray, and make our expectation of your glorious Reign an inspiration for us ...

4962. Proper 28

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

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Theme: Moral support among Christians Exegetical note Paul's earlier utterances to the Thessalonians apparently had led them to believe that the parousia of the Christ was very near at hand, and to engage in speculation about "the times and the seasons." In response, Paul reminds them of the words of Jesus about that day coming "like a thief in the night," an image that he uses to contrast them as "day people," who should remain wakeful and sober, and who should - instead of engaging in idle speculation - ...

4963. Proper 29

Matthew 25:31-46

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... Help in every age, we confess that we have failed miserably to seek out the image of the Christ in the least of our brothers and sisters, and have even figured out ways to feel righteous with respect to them, even while we were avoiding our responsibilities toward them. Forgive us, O God, and implant compassion in our hearts. Set before us again the ministry and message of Jesus, which sought out the outcast and oppressed, and treated them as important members of your holy family. In his name we pray. Amen

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