A Gospel Litany
Divide the congregation into two parts, or have two individuals speak from within the congregation.
I: The Easter dinners have ended.
II: Homework, housework, travels, we’re back on the same schedules.
Leader: Peace be with you.
I: Has anything changed?
II: Is there a difference?
Leader: Peace be with you.
I: Nations and their peoples still rage;
II: children still suffer, the pain has not ended.
Leader: Receive the Holy Spirit.
I: I cannot believe.
II: I will not believe.
Leader: Peace be with you.
I: The scars, is it he?
II: I betrayed him, could he forgive me?
Leader: Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out and put it in my side. Do not doubt, but believe.
I and II: My Lord and my God! My Lord and my God!
Leader: Blessed are you who have not seen and ye…