Radical Hospitality | July 19, 2026 | 10:00am

[00:03:58]Hello and welcome to Cathedral of Hope.

[00:04:01]Thank you for joining us for worship today. My name is Reverend Dr. Neil Thomas and in just a few moments our worship service will begin. During our time together, you'll [music] experience fabulous music, hear inspiring words, and receive an uplifting message. We will conclude with an offering and the sharing of communion here at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ. We believe that everyone is invited to participate in [music] this special meal.

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[00:05:30]Thank you once again for choosing to worship with us. Our service will begin shortly and on behalf of the staff, the myriad of volunteers, [music] the clergy of Cathedral of Hope, welcome to worship. We're so [music] glad you are here.

[00:05:51][bell] [bell] Thank you.

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[00:09:19]People [applause] of hope, we come today to worship our God. The God who guides us on the journey of life, who calls us to walk a path of humility, justice, and peace, and who invites all to meet at the table of grace. So, let us rise in body and spirit as we sing to our welcoming God.

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[00:13:22][music] [music] Oh, [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] God's grace and peace to each of us as we gather for worship this day. Welcome to Cathedral of Hope. You may be seated.

[00:14:06]It is a joy to welcome you to worship.

[00:14:08]And for those of you who are joining us for the very first time this morning, welcome to you especially. My name is Reverend Dr. Neil Thomas. I serve as the senior minister here at Cathedral, but I'm joined on the chancel this morning by my great colleague, the Reverend Dr. Dawson Taylor, and by Chris Goodrich.

[00:14:23]And we are delighted to be able to lead you in worship this morning. Welcome to you. In the seatback pocket right in front of you, you should find what we call is our new here card. Uh we want to invite you at any time during worship to take that card and to complete it. And then if you have just a few more moments after worship this morning, please join us in the welcome center, which is the brightly orange room at the very back of the sanctuary where there will be some folks there who would love to greet you and to exchange that card uh for a gift as a way of remembering your first visit among us. And of course, if you're looking for a spiritual community, uh we sincerely hope that you have found it with us this morning here at Cathedral of Hope. Welcome to you. As we welcome those who are new among us, we welcome one another. And we also extend a welcome to those who are joining us online this morning. We're grateful for your presence wherever you are around the world. We want to invite you, if you're worshiping live with us this morning, to use the chat box uh to introduce yourself to others who are also joining you online as we build community beyond the walls of Cathedral of Hope here in Dallas, Texas. And if you're worshiping after the event, uh we want to invite you to follow the QR code that's on your screen. That will take you to our website where you can also let us know that you worshiped with us and you can let us know if you have any prayers or praises or indeed concerns that you would like for us to lift on your behalf. But we know that we are one in Christ as we come to worship. So let's welcome one another this morning.

[00:15:56][applause] You know, one of the things that makes Cathedral of Hope so special is that we don't only not only worship together and serve together and celebrate together, but we also have a good time together.

[00:16:12]So, one of the best nights of the year, I believe, in the life of the church is coming up on Saturday, August 1st. That is our Cathedral Cabaret. And so make sure that you get your tickets now so that you can make plans to join us for a night of incredible music and laughter and community. And every ticket purchased helps support the ministries of this great church. And so you can scan the QR code in your bulletin. It'll take you where to where you can buy those tickets. And we look forward to a great evening together. Last yesterday, a plethora of folks came together to put together blessing bags that we then are invited to distribute uh within the community, especially to those that are homeless or those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Uh they came together and they've put together a thousand blessing bags and those are at the back uh this morning. Uh we want to invite indeed encourage you to take uh one of those bags or many uh that when you're traveling around and you perhaps see someone at the end of a freeway or at the end of the street who is in need uh that you can then hand them one of those blessing bags. Next Sunday is also packed the pantry and so we want to remind you to bring in the pantry items.

[00:17:26]Uh you will receive a list uh either in the church newsletter or you can pick up one after worship this morning. And then of course, as students prepare to head back for school, uh we have an opportunity to make a real difference to families across the North Texas region, our school supply drive is underway, and every backpack, every notebook, every box of crayons helps a child begin the school year with confidence. Uh we'll be collecting those uh back to school supplies on July 26th and on August the 2nd and they will be given to our partner schools which is Maple Lawn Elementary School and the David G.

[00:18:03]Bernett uh in the middle of August in preparation for our children returning to school. Thank you for your generosity.

[00:18:11]If Cathedral of Hope has begun to feel like home or if you have questions about what membership among us entails, our next membership class will take place on Saturday, August 15th. And so I hope that you will uh stop by the welcome center following worship today. We can answer questions about the class or get you signed up. So I hope if that is appealing to you that you'll begin to make plans to be with us that day. And friends, before you leave today, please remember to check in. Uh you can do so at the kiosks at the back of the congregation uh the church or indeed by scanning that QR code in front of you.

[00:18:49]You can also let us know if you have any prayers or concerns or indeed need for pastoral care. Uh we want to be here for you. And of course uh in the fellowship hall there is great church coffee. And I mean that great church coffee uh and uh pastries that are also available if we want to hang out and fellowship directly after worship. And I want to say a thank you to Tom uh who has continued to provide that for us uh and say thank you this morning. [applause] [applause] Friends, it sincerely is the peace of Christ that covers us this day and keeps our hearts and our minds in the love and knowledge of God. So may the peace of Christ be with you.

[00:19:36]>> And also with you.

[00:19:37]>> Let's exchange peace with one another.

[00:19:40]>> That felt perfect.

[00:19:56]Good morning. How are you?

[00:20:12]That was Father.

[00:20:50]Our Hebrew lesson is from Psalm 145. Hear these words.

[00:21:05]The eyes of all who look to you in hope.

[00:21:09]You give them their food in due season.

[00:21:12]When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.

[00:21:20]God, you are righteous in everything you do and are filled with kindness. You are close to all who call on you. Yes, to all who call on you in truth.

[00:21:33]You grant the desires of those who rever you. You hear the cry their cries for help and rescue them. May God bless the hearing of these ancient words. Amen.

[00:21:51]>> [bell] [music] >> When you speak to [singing] me, when I take the time [music] to listen, there is peace [singing] to cover [music] any pain.

[00:22:17]When you [music and singing] speak to me, when you place your word inside [music and singing] me, I am filled and I am strong again.

[00:22:33][music] There [singing] is an answer to every [music] [singing] question.

[00:22:42]The answer is [music] heat.

[00:22:51][music] [music] Heat. Heat. Heat.

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[00:23:09][music] Heat. [singing] [music] Yeah.

[00:23:25]Heat. [music] [music] [singing] >> [music] [music] >> Quiet. [music] Quiet. [singing] When [music] you speak to me when [music and singing] you speak to me [singing] [music] here what the spirit is saying to the church.

[00:24:22]the Holy Spirit.

[00:24:23]>> A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

[00:24:27]>> Glory to you, God.

[00:24:30]>> Jesus said to the host who invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your colleagues or your relatives or rich neighbors in case they may invite you in return and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

[00:25:01]One of the dinner guests said to Jesus, "Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the dominion of God."

[00:25:09]Then Jesus said, "A landowner gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner, the land over landowner sent a servant to say to those who had been invited, "Come, for everything is ready now." But they all alike began to make excuses.

[00:25:29]The first said, "I have bought a piece of land and I must go out and see it.

[00:25:34]Please accept my regrets."

[00:25:36]Another said, "I have bought five yolk of oxen and I'm going to try them out.

[00:25:42]Please accept my regrets. Another said, "I have just been married and therefore I cannot come." So the servant returned and reported this to the landowner.

[00:25:54]The owner became angry and said to the servant, "Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame." After doing so, the servant reported, "What you ordered has been done, and there is still room."

[00:26:13]Then the landover said to the servant, "Go out into the roads and lanes and compel people to come in so that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner."

[00:26:29]This is the gospel of hope. Praise to you, creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit.

[00:26:43]>> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. [music] Hallelujah.

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[00:27:26][music] [bell] Hey, [music] [music] [music] [music] please be seated.

[00:27:57]Would you join me in a moment of prayer this morning? Let us pray.

[00:28:01]>> [clears throat] >> Beloved and holy one, how grateful we are that we have been invited to the banquet, gathering us your people this day. Help us as we worship in word and song, in prayer and by hearing your word, that we might find something within that will touch us and inspire us.

[00:28:27]Lift us, oh God, as we have consented to be in your presence, that you would be with us, that we might hear your voice and we might truly respond.

[00:28:39]And now, God, I pray that you would touch my lips of clay, mold them into the words that need to be spoken this day. And may the words that come from my mouth, the meditations on each and every one of our hearts, may they be ever acceptable to you. For we ask these things in Jesus' name.

[00:28:56]Amen.

[00:28:58]Friends, throughout this month, we are celebrating the 56th anniversary of Cathedral of Hope. And during this time together, we are rethinking or perhaps remembering uh the initial vision of what it meant to build such a congregation. We're giving honor and thanks to those 12 folks who gathered 56 years ago to create what is now called Cathedral of Hope and honoring not only their legacy but their pioneering work, remembering the way in which 56 years ago it became possible for people to gather together and to offer radical inclusion, to offer radical hospitality, and to move beyond the box especially of churches that would not welcome openly LGBTQ plus peoples and we're giving God thanks not just for their pioneering work but for their pioneering vision for today there are many congregations that will welcome LGBTQ people and affirm them within the church and I hear so often of queer folks LGBTQ plus people going and returning to congregations that they once left many years ago because they have felt welcomed home. I always tell people that Cathedral of Hope was not only a welcoming and affirming place. But here at Cathedral, we know how to celebrate every single person just as they are. And not only to welcome, but to move into leadership positions and to find their place at the table.

[00:30:44]That is the pioneering work of Cathedral of Hope, not just 56 years ago, but it is the dream of who we are today. To find yet others who have been excluded, those who have not found the welcome, and to ensure that Cathedral lives not just to the mission set for us 56 years ago, but lives more fully into it today.

[00:31:08]to dare to dream again about who we are and about the radical inclusion that we say exists at Cathedral of Hope. That is certainly what I believe God laid upon the hearts of those folks 56 years ago.

[00:31:24]And we still have an unfinished vision, an unfinished work that each and every one of us is called to do. And it's not just something that Cathedral of Hope puts out there as a statement. It is also something that we find in our sacred text today. We heard the parable that Jesus gave to those disciples, to those who are following him, this example of the banquet table. And in the parable, we hear Jesus saying to the listeners, "Go into the highways and the byways because those who had been invited, those who believe that they should be at the table, found every excuse not to come." Now, those of us who come from the oldtime religion may have a song playing in our head right at this moment. I can see it on your lips. I cannot come. I cannot come to the banquet. Don't follow me now. I have married a wife. I have bought me a cow.

[00:32:33][applause] Come to cabaret if you want to hear more.

[00:32:42]Jesus says that those who believed that they should be present, those who believed that they were righteous, those who believed that they should be there could not come. [clears throat] And so Jesus offers a new vision. He says, "Go into the highways and the byways. Find those who are lost. Find those who are often disregarded. Find those who need to be at the table and welcome them in."

[00:33:09]And the scripture tells us that they went into the streets, the byways, the places of uncomfortableness and found those who needed to be at the table. And the surprise in the scripture says that when they all came in to receive at the banquet, there was still room.

[00:33:27]And so they sent them out again. Go find those in need and bring them to the table. Because this ministry, this witness isn't to those necessarily who think they've got everything in place.

[00:33:41]It's for those who are in need, those who need to find a place at the table.

[00:33:48]And 56 years ago, 12 brave souls created a space where each and every one of us today are not only welcome at the table, but we are celebrated at it. and calls us always to be mindful of those who are still not here. That's part of our daring to dream again is to understand the world in which we live in this day and to go into the highways, the byways, to go into the places that are sometimes uncomfortable and to welcome the stranger in. I'm always grateful for those who are firsttime visitors with us. I'm grateful that they have found a place this morning of worship. And I'm grateful that we have folks who are generous in radical hospitality.

[00:34:38]Not only the ushers and the greeters, but those who are surrounding us this morning who want to say peace and to find and to hope that people have found their place at the table of grace.

[00:34:53]I'm grateful for this sense of not only radical inclusion but this sense of radical hospitality of knowing that the vision of knowing that the purpose of the church is not finished until every single person has found their way in not just to the church but found their way in to believing in a God of radical love.

[00:35:19]A God not perhaps that the church often preaches. In a world that seems so divided, not just politically, but religiously, Cathedral of Hope must consistently preach its message that God loves you just as you are and that you are welcome at the table. That's radical hospitality.

[00:35:43]And it's not just about inviting them into church. It's about living it in our purpose, in our lives, in our everyday circumstances.

[00:35:54]One of the great things that we have on offer today is to receive blessing bags as you leave this morning. And those blessing bags are there for a purpose, to go into the highways, the byways, to find those who are in need. And part of our responsibility, as someone shared with me after the 8:30 service, this young man, a member of our congregation, takes two of those bags every time they are available. And there is a woman who lives on the streets very close to him.

[00:36:27]And he takes those bags and he offers them.

[00:36:31]Just a couple of weeks ago, he said that he offered it to this woman. He thought he heard the voice of God in his own mind and ear. not only wanting this woman to receive a bag, but to take opportunities to sit with her and hear her story, to hear about her life and to hear how he may be of service beyond just a blessing bag.

[00:36:55]He said her name was Betsy and last week he offered her a hug and she said, "Why would you want to hug me? I smell so bad."

[00:37:07]And he said, "The blessing is in the exchange of radical hospitality."

[00:37:13]And he gave her a hug. And she said, "That's the first hug I've had in many, many years."

[00:37:22]Friends, that's radical hospitality.

[00:37:25]It's going beyond just the place of need. Not just to offer a blessing bad, but to understand that we are also a blessing to extend beyond the walls and to find ways in which we can meet the needs. Isn't that what Jesus is saying when he invites them to the table? He invites them as radical hospitality. He invites them so that they might find their place. And we see it here at Cathedral of Hope every single week. Not just with breakfast at Cathedral of Hope, but also at I Care on Mondays, Taste of Hope on Tuesdays, our shopping and free markets on Wednesdays and Thursdays and Fridays, and returning again to Saturday breakfast at Cathedral of Hope. that sense of opening the doors and welcoming folks in, of taking meals out onto the streets.

[00:38:22]Many of you may have read Tony's uh Facebook post this Tuesday when Tony and many of the Taste of Hope volunteers went out to take those meals onto the streets that this past week they were confronted by those who were code enforcement officers and the parking lot that we usually use on Tuesday to distribute food was cornered off. Is that correct, Tony? And Tony showed a video of offering and reminding those be outside of that particular parking lot of taking meals and making a difference in people's lives.

[00:39:02]That is what it means I believe to offer radical hospitality not to be confronted but to offer the hand of blessing and the hands of friendship.

[00:39:13]I want to say thank you for the many food operations that we have here at Cathedral of Hope. [applause] But I offer us a challenge this morning.

[00:39:29]Because whilst we are comfortable and finding ways to open our doors throughout the week and to go out onto the streets, I wonder what we might do in this radically inclusive and this radical hospitality.

[00:39:46]I wonder what we would do if all of those guests were among us. this morning.

[00:39:54]I wonder how we would feel. I wonder if we too would find a little shuffle in our butt on our seats.

[00:40:03]I wonder what it would be like if some of our guests sat in our seat this morning. You know that radical hospitality which says welcome but not in my seat.

[00:40:16]I wonder what we would do if we truly extended the grace and welcome to those that we serve throughout the week. That truly is a challenge for us as we think beyond who Cathedral of Hope has been for 56 years. Who we are being called to be in a world where so many people are giving up on church. when so many people are not finding a welcome. When so many people are being told that they are not welcome, not just at the table, but even through the front doors of a church building.

[00:40:54]I wonder if Cathedral of Hope could model what it truly means, as we did 56 years ago, if it really can model a new way of being church.

[00:41:05]And by being that church, I wonder for a moment as we dare to dream if the banquet table could be bigger and bigger and bigger.

[00:41:19]I wonder how we will respond as a congregation as we extend that radical welcome to those who once excluded us and who are finding their way back to church because of us.

[00:41:33]That's truly, I believe, what Jesus is offering us in this vision of radical hospitality, of radical welcome and finding ways that we can move to the margins.

[00:41:45]That there's a curious moment for me as I read scripture, especially as Jesus encounters those first disciples as they have just returned from fishing in the night, when Jesus says to those disciples, "Come follow me.

[00:42:01]lay your nets down and follow me. And where did Jesus take those disciples? It wasn't to the temple.

[00:42:11]It was to the highways and the byways.

[00:42:14]It was to encounter blind Bartameus uh who was waiting at the pool. It it was to encounter and to challenge the religious righteous as they tried to condemn this woman who had been accused of adultery.

[00:42:30]He took those disciples to the place where the lepers were finding their own space.

[00:42:37]And Jesus didn't take them into the respectable places.

[00:42:42]He took them into places that not only made them uncomfortable, but I'm sure for some of us would make us uncomfortable.

[00:42:52]And Jesus says, "Come follow me. Come challenge the systems of oppression.

[00:42:59]Come challenge the systems of racism and sexism.

[00:43:04]Challenge the systems of transphobia, homophobia, heterrophobia, yes, biophobia.

[00:43:11]Break down the binary systems and the living ways in which this continued oppression continues to put people in boxes.

[00:43:20]And extend a welcome.

[00:43:23]For when we extend that welcome, we learn more about God than we actually know for ourselves.

[00:43:32]My encounter with every single person in this congregation has helped me shape what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

[00:43:41]And without your stories, without your example, without your relationship with God, without you coming to the banquet, not with excuses, but with an open heart, we discover that God is so much bigger than ourselves and so much bigger than what we once believed.

[00:44:04]I have encountered that over and over again. And I pray that you encounter that as well as we see that our God is too small and that our God is bigger than we could ever imagine.

[00:44:18]That if God invited us 56 years ago to the table of the banquet, then 56 years later in a different time and a different culture, we must be ready to invite others and to find a place at the table.

[00:44:35]And yes, when that table is not set for you, to empower people to grab their own chair and bring it to the table so that their lives may make a difference.

[00:44:50]Friends, we celebrate 56 years of Cathedral of Hope, but we have an unfinished work as followers of Jesus.

[00:44:59]And that work does not end with welcoming LGBT people.

[00:45:04]It ends when all are welcome at this banquet that we get to embrace, that we get to receive, that we get to offer to those who are new among us, that we get to extend, as we dare to dream, as we dare to think about where God is moving us next, I pray that those of us who are regular members and friends of this congregation who perhaps received a letter this week might just think about how we can extend that grace not just to ourselves but to others.

[00:45:45]How we can set a banquet table just as Jesus invites us to where we can pull up a chair and we can find ourselves included.

[00:45:59]Isn't that a great vision for the church of Jesus Christ? Isn't that a great vision for Cathedral of Hope [applause] to be the church that Jesus hoped for?

[00:46:15]May we live into that vision not just in this 56th anniversary but in 57, 58, 59 and 60 and beyond.

[00:46:30]May God bless us that we might bless others.

[00:46:35]I cannot come.

[00:46:38]Yes, you can. God bless you. Cathedral of Hope. Amen.

[00:46:45][applause] Friends, every time we gather at Christ's table, we are reminded that we have first been welcomed by God. We do not earn our place. We are invited by grace.

[00:47:06]Our offering is an act of gratitude for that welcome. It is our response to God's abundant love and our commitment to extend that same welcome to others through the ministries at Cathedral of Hope. As we pres present our tithes and offerings, let us do so with thankful hearts, trusting that God will use these gifts to continue Christ's work in hospitality, healing, justice, and hope in our community and beyond. Amen.

[00:47:48]>> [music] [music] >> At this table, [singing] everyone is [music] welcome.

[00:48:07]At this table, [singing] [music] everyone is seen.

[00:48:13][singing] At this table, everybody [singing] matters.

[00:48:22][music] No one falls [singing] between.

[00:48:28]At this table, you can say [singing] whatever. [music] At this table, you can speak [music and singing] your mind.

[00:48:45]>> [singing] >> this table.

[00:48:48]Everything's [music] for there's enough for everyone.

[00:48:53][music and singing] [music] >> [singing] >> As you are remember [music] the [singing] door is always open.

[00:49:18]Yes. [singing and music] As you are the perfect gift that [music] you can bring [singing] is your heart.

[00:49:34]So come [music and singing] [singing] as you [music] are.

[00:49:51]>> [music] >> There will be no [singing] judgement at this table.

[00:50:01]Christy [music] has a seat. [singing] >> [music] >> We will Heat. Heat. Heat.

[00:50:13][music] [singing] Heat. Heat. [music] [singing] [music] [singing] [music] Yes. [singing] [music] [singing] [music] You can bring me [music] [music] >> [music] [singing] [music] >> At the table, [singing] everyone is welcome. [music] At the table, [music] everybody [singing] cares.

[00:51:31]>> [music] >> At this [singing and music] matter, so come full [singing] up the chair.

[00:51:53][music] >> [bell] >> When we think about radical hospitality, we think about the moment that we remember in this time that it was on the last night of Jesus's earthly life when he gathered with the disciples.

[00:52:29]Gathered at that table was one who would deny him.

[00:52:34]There was one who would walk away from him.

[00:52:40]There were those who would fall asleep while he prayed that night that the cup would pass from him.

[00:52:48]And yet Jesus welcomed and celebrated and gathered all of them at the table just as this church has done for 56 years gathered and celebrated and welcomed.

[00:53:02]And so it is in that memory, it is in that challenge that we gather and remember that it was that night that Jesus took bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and said, "Take, eat, for this is my very life which is given for you."

[00:53:21]In the same way, Jesus took the cup, giving thanks to God, and said, "Drink from this, all of you, for this is the cup of the new covenant poured out for you. Do this as often as you will in remembrance of me."

[00:53:38]Let us pray.

[00:53:40]Holy God, we thank you for these gifts of grape and grain and pray that you would pour out your Holy Spirit on these elements and on us gathered here.

[00:53:51]Strengthen us through this feast of grace and by sharing this feast, may each of us know the presence of the living Christ. By your spirit, make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world.

[00:54:07]Amen.

[00:54:08]>> Amen.

[00:54:10]Friends, as the layin ministers of worship come forward to prepare a place for you, I remind you again that this table has been set [music] for each and every one of us. Whoever we are, whatever we believe, and yes, whatever we doubt. So, the usher's invitation will be directed to the front of the sanctuary where a minister of worship will hand you a wafer that you may then dip into grape juice. will offer a short prayer of blessing. And if you need or desire further prayer this morning, please know that there'll be prayer partners available at the front of the sanctuary directly after worship.

[00:54:48]And if you need to receive gluten-free communion, please come down through the center aisle so that we might issue communion through gluten-free communion and the usher will direct you to the correct station.

[00:55:03]It's also at this time that we invite parents with children in the children's area who wish to receive communion this morning to go and receive them and to bring them back into the sanctuary that we might participate together in this sacred meal. But again, hear these words. All are welcome at this table.

[00:55:24]No one should be left behind.

[00:55:27]So at the usher's invitation, come and receive.

[00:55:42]Beautiful. [music] [music] Wonderful. [singing] I know for sure.

[00:56:12]All [music and singing] my days are held in your hands into your perfect [music] [singing] gently [music] call me into your presence.

[00:56:35][music] Holy Spirit teach me to live all my life [music and singing] through your [music and singing] I glory [music] [singing] my glory.

[00:57:03][music] [singing] [music] [music] Oh, [music] heat, heat. [music] [music and singing] Heat. Heat.

[00:57:43][singing] [music] [music] Beautiful [music] [music] Lord, [music] wonderful Savior. [singing] I know for sure all of my days [music and singing] are held in your house.

[00:58:24]to [music] your perfect [music] me [music] through [music] Oh my god. [music] [singing] [music] [music] [music] Heat.

[00:59:23][music] Heat. [music] [music] Yeah.

[00:59:40]Heat. [singing] [music] Oh, [music] [music] heat, heat. [music] >> [music] >> Change my heart, oh [music and singing] God.

[01:00:51]>> [music] >> Change my heart.

[01:01:00][music] May I be like you.

[01:01:09]Yeah. [music] Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat.

[01:01:29][music] [music] Take [music] my [music and singing] heart.

[01:01:52][music] May I be [music] Heat.

[01:02:08][music] [music] Heat.

[01:02:20][music] Oh, [music] make it a [music] change my heart.

[01:02:42]May [music] I be like you.

[01:02:51]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Oh my [music and singing] god.

[01:03:52][music] Yeah.

[01:04:01][music] Heat.

[01:04:08][music] [music] >> [music] >> Heat up here. [music] [music] Heat >> [singing] [music] >> up [music] here.

[01:04:57][singing] [music] >> [music] [music] [singing] >> Gracious and loving God, we give you thanks for we know that you have met us at this your feast of radical hospitality. and for strengthening us.

[01:05:36]We give you thanks so that we may go and serve others whom you have called us to serve. And we ask this in your many names. Amen. Amen.

[01:05:49][music] [music] Heat.

[01:06:03][music] Heat.

[01:06:10][music] Oh, [music] [music] heat, [music] [singing] heat.

[01:06:46]Oh, [music] [music] heat, [music] [music] [music] heat.

[01:07:13]Heat. Heat.

[01:07:17][music] [music] [music] Yeah.

[01:07:36][music] [singing] Heat.

[01:07:41][music] Yeah. [music] Heat.

[01:07:56][singing] [music] [singing] >> [music] [music] [music and singing] >> And now unto God's gracious mercy and protection Each and every one of us is given and the blessing of God known to us as creator, savior and holy spirit be with us and remain with us now and forever more that we might go into the highways and the byways and to welcome all to this table of grace.

[01:09:00]Amen.

[01:09:01]>> Amen.

[01:09:02]>> Go in peace. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat.

[01:09:31]>> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat.

[01:10:29][music] [music] >> [music] [music] [music] >> You're not