Anregung für gottesdienstliche Feiern: Liturgien, Ordnungen
1. Mennonitische Weltkonferenz, Strassburg, 16.3.2011
2. Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen, Genf
Gottesdienstordnung - ein Angebot
EIN AUFRUF ZUM GEBET FÜR JAPAN
Die Mennonitische Weltkonferenz ruft die weltweite täuferische Gemeinschaft auf, die Gemeinden und alle Menschen in Japan ununterbrochen im Gebet zu begleiten. Die vorliegende Zusammenstellung besteht aus mehreren Komponenten, die für die Gestaltung von Gottesdiensten Anregung geben sollen. Ihr werdet mit Sicherheit noch weitere Ausdrucksformen eurer Anteilnahme finden, an dem Ort, an dem ihr lebt und in der Sprache, in der ihr betet.
Gebet*
Barmherziger Herr, in der Stunde der Angst der Menschen in Japan, höre und antworte auf ihr Rufen. Höre unsere Gebete, Tränen machen unser Mitgefühl für die leidenden Menschen sichtbar. Möge deine Liebe, Gnade und Fürsorge den Menschen, die trauern Trost geben. Sei mit den Vielen, die den Menschen in Not Hilfe, Nahrung, Wasser und Unterkunft bringen. Gnädiger Gott berühre in besonderer Weise diejenigen, die um den Tod von geliebten Menschen trauern.
Psalm
Gott ist unsre Zuversicht und Stärke, eine Hilfe in den großen Nöten,
die uns getroffen haben.
Darum fürchten wir uns nicht, wenngleich die Welt unterginge und die Berge mitten ins Meer sänken,
wenngleich das Meer wütete und wallte
und von seinem Ungestüm die Berge einfielen. Der Herr Zebaoth ist mit uns,
der Gott Jakobs ist unser Schutz. (Ps 46: 2-4, 12)
Lied
Ihr seid nicht allein, wir sind ein Leib.
Ihr seid nicht allein, wir sind an eurer Seite
Ihr seid nicht allein, die Zeit eures Leidens ist auch unser Leiden,
und ich weiß, der Tag wird kommen, wenn wir wieder Freude erleben.
(Der Refrain des Liedes "You're Not Alone," englischer Text und Musik von Bryan Moyer Suderman, #33, MWC International Songbook 2009. Siehe hier.)
Aneinander Teil haben
Das Erdbeben, der Tsunami und die nukleare Krise in Japan bewegen uns alle. Ladet einander ein, Informationen, sowie besondere Gebetsanliegen und Erfahrungen mitzuteilen. Ermutigt einander Erlebnisse, die von Gottes Erbarmen erzählen, miteinander auszutauschen. Zwischen den Beiträgen kann der oben genannte Refrain gesungen werden.
Gebet** (im Wechsel gelesen)
Gott der Heilung und Gnade, wir kommen vor dich mit Herzen voller Trauer um die Zerstörung in Japan
Wir beten, dass deine Gegenwart für die fühlbar wird, die trauern, die verletzt sind, die ihr Zuhause und ihr Hab und Gut verloren haben.
Wir beten um Weisheit und Sicherheit für diejenigen, die den Menschen in Not
Hilfe bringen.
Wir beten um Weisheit und Sicherheit für diejenigen, die mit den vielen Herausforderungen umgehen müssen, die durch das Erdbeben und den Tsunami entstanden sind. Insbesondere beten wir für diejenigen, die gegen die Zerstörung in den Atomkraftwerken ankämpfen.
Wir beten für die Kirche in Japan, dass sie ein Licht in der Dunkelheit sein kann und ein Zeugnis deiner Liebe und Fürsorge für alle Leidenden.
Gott, du bist unsere Zuflucht und Stärke, eine immer währende Hilfe in Zeiten der Not. Dafür geben wir dir Dank und bitten dich unsere Gebete für die Menschen in Japan zu erhören.
Amen
*Gebet aus der Church of the Brethren, USA
**Gebet von Angelika Dawson, Mennonite Central Committee British Colombia
> hier als pdf
Queelle: Mennonitische Weltkonferenz am 16.3.2011 / Webseite
Vorschlag eines Liedes.
Mennonitische Weltkonferenz
"You're Not Alone"
A worldwide fellowship of 349 churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service.
Document date:
16.03.2011
Prayers for the Peoples
Remembering Japan, Libya, Bahrain and the world
The following order of service was prepared by the worship committee of the Ecumenical Centre, Geneva for a prayer of lamentation held at the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre, Wednesday, 16 March 2011. It may be reproduced and adapted for parish use freely.
The gong sounds.
From Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice: Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Silence
How lonely sits the city
that once was full of people!
How like a widow she has become,
she that was great among the nations!
She that was a princess among the provinces
has become a vassal. (Lamentations 1:1)
Song: "O Lord, hear my prayer" (Thuma Mina 156)
Blessed is our God now and for ever and unto the ages of ages.
Amen
A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more. (Jer 31:15)
Silence
For these things I weep;
my eyes flow with tears;
for a comforter is far from me,
one to revive my courage;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed. (Lamentations 1:16)
Song: "Gott, hör mein Gebet" (Thuma Mina 156)
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, saying,
I called to the Lord out of my distress and he answered me;
out of the belly of destruction I cried, and you heard my voice.
You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows passed over me.
Then I said, I am driven away from your sight!
The waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped around my head at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought me up from the Pit, O Lord my God.
As my life was ebbing away, I remembered the Lord,
and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
Those who worship vain idols forsake their true loyalty.
But I will bring my prayers before you in thanksgiving:
Deliverance belongs to the Lord. (From Jonah 2)
Silence
My eyes are spent with weeping;
my stomach churns;
my bile is poured out on the ground
because of the destruction of my people,
because infants and babes faint
in the streets of the city. (Lamentations 2:11)
Song: "Entends ma prière" (Thuma Mina 156)
Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
"Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign?"
"Many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!'
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines.
This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
"But about that day and hour, no one knows,
neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
"Beware. Keep alert. For you do not know when the time will come."
(From Mark 13: 3-4,6,8,32-33)
Remember this, O Lord,
Remember this, O Lord,
Do not let the downtrodden be put to shame.
Do not let the downtrodden be put to shame.
Rise up, O God.
Rise up, O God.
Silence
They cry to their mothers,
"Where is bread and wine?"
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their life is poured out
on their mothers' bosom. (Lamentations 2:12)
Song: "O Lord, hear my prayer" (Thuma Mina 156)
Prayers for people affected by the Japanese tragedy
Lord God of mercy and compassion:
Hear our prayer of incomprehension and confession.
The crust of your fragile world needs to split and shift if it is to last from generation to generation.
We confess we find disaster hard to understand and accept.
Immense waves sweep towns to dust and rubble.
We confess that the human tragedy is hard for us to bear.
Nuclear pollution threatens.
We confess our thoughtless use of energy.
Silence
Lord God of mercy and compassion:
Hear our prayer of incomprehension and confession.
Hear us, O Lord, as we join in prayer for all those caught up in the past week's events in Japan.
Grant them the time and energy to mourn...
Grant them healing...
Grant them hope...
Grant them the courage to rebuild their lives...
Grant them, and us, the determination to reach out to one another in love.
Prayers for the people of Libya, Bahrain and all regions of the earth
Lord God of mercy and compassion:
Hear our prayer of incomprehension and confession.
Millions of people search and toil for the barest minimum to survive.
We confess that it is easier to think that we are not part of the solution.
Violence is chosen when people demand change and democracy.
We confess that our desire for peace is not matched by our peacemaking.
Silence
We pray for all those caught up in the turmoil of North Africa and the Middle East.
May your will be done on earth, O Lord, and your kingdom come in righteousness...
May justice and peace be revealed in the daily lives of nations and peoples...
And may the voice of the Prince of Peace be heard in every land.
Prayers for the enemy (from the Eastern Orthodox tradition)
O Christ, Our God, who prayed for those who crucified You,
and asked us, your servants, to pray for our enemies;
forgive those who hate and oppress us and, through Your Grace and love for humanity,
change their lives from doing wrong and wickedness
to love for their neighbours and life filled with goodness:
that none of them may perish because of us but rather they and we together
be saved through penitence; we pray You, Lord, hear us and have mercy.
Silence
We are longing for the day when the prophecy of Micah will come true, when "they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks, nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore."
The Lord's Prayer (in our various languages)
Affirmation
The cross is the way of the lost.
The cross is the staff of the lame.
The cross is the guide of the blind.
The cross is the strength of the weak.
The cross is the hope of the hopeless.
The cross is the freedom of the slaves.
The cross is the water of the seeds.
The cross is the consolation of the bonded labourers.
The cross is the source of those who seek water.
The cross is the cloth of the naked.
The cross is the healing of the broken.
The cross is the peace of the church.
(St. Yared, Ethiopia)
The gong sounds.
You are invited to leave the chapel in silence.
© 2011 World Council of Churches (page 8433)