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A list of songs to consider for worship services in times of hardship and tragedy. These songs range from prayers and pleas for help to cries of pain and lament.
A service plan for prayer and reflection during a time of war. It is difficult to know what to think during such a time. It is right for the church to gather in prayer and reflection, believing and resting in the belief that our world belongs to God.
A service plan focused on our prayer lives and the struggles we face when our prayers do not seem to be answered in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.
A service plan focused on the tragedy in the world and our security in God, based on Psalm 2. This is part of a series called "Great Chapters of the Bible."
This prayer was offered in a service of prayer held in the Calvin College Chapel on March 12, 2003, and can be adapted for use during a time of war.
A service plan focused on the paradox in our prayer life. The Bible tells us that God answers prayer, yet we often experience doubts about that in our own prayer life. Part of a series of sermons pairing together some of the seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes in the Christian faith.
A worship service plan shaped by Psalm 46. While much of what we observe around us is marked by uncertainty, we find peace in God's protection. This service aims to draw on God's rest and peace for our soul's nurture.
This song, "God of Nature, at whose Voice the Waves and Winds Must Now Obey," was written in response to Hurricane Katrina, however, it is a fitting response to any times of natural disaster.
A service plan focused on the Beatitudes and the blessing on those who are reviled in this world in a series on the Beatitudes.
A short service of prayer and lament in response to the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
A service plan focused on the question of suffering and the test of faith it often involves in a series addressing difficult questions of the faith.
A service plan focused on Christians' struggle between certainty and doubt, viewing Christ as the foundation on which our faith rests, in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.
