Susan Laidlaw - "The Skeptic and the Wonderer" (July 24, 1983)

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	(lively organ music)	0:03
	(congregation sings)
-	Let us affirm what we believe.	2:26
-	We believe in God	2:30
	who has created and is creating,	2:32
	who has come in the truly human Jesus	2:35
	to reconcile and make new,	2:38
	who works in us and others by the Spirit.	2:41
	We trust God who calls us to be the church,	2:44
	to celebrate life and its fullness,	2:48
	to love and serve others,	2:51
	to seek justice and resist evil,	2:53
	to proclaim Jesus crucified and risen,	2:56
	our judge and our hope.	2:59
	In life, in death, in life beyond death,	3:02
	God is with us, we are not alone.	3:05
	Thanks be to God.	3:08
-	The Lord be with you.	3:10
-	And also with you.	3:12
-	Let us pray.	3:14
	Oh God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance	3:25
	of the glorious resurrection of your Son, oh Lord.	3:28
	Give us this day such blessing	3:32
	through our worship of you	3:34
	that the week to come may be spent in your favor.	3:37
	Oh eternal God, bless all schools, colleges	3:46
	and universities and especially Duke	3:49
	that they may be lively centers for sound learning,	3:53
	new discovery and the pursuit of wisdom	3:57
	and grant that those who teach	4:01
	and those who learn may find you to be the source	4:03
	of all truth.	4:07
	Heavenly Father, in your word you have given us	4:12
	a vision of that holy city	4:15
	to which the nations of the world bring their glory.	4:17
	Behold and visit, we pray,	4:22
	the cities of the Earth, especially Durham.	4:24
	Renew the ties of mutual regard	4:29
	which form our civic life.	4:32
	Send us honest and able leaders,	4:35
	enable us to eliminate poverty,	4:39
	prejudice and oppression	4:43
	that peace may prevail with righteousness	4:46
	and justice with order	4:50
	and that men and women from different cultures	4:52
	and with differing talents	4:56
	may find with one another	4:59
	the fulfillment of thou humanity.	5:01
	Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you	5:06
	all poor and neglected persons	5:09
	whom it would be easy for us to forget,	5:13
	the homeless and the destitute,	5:16
	the old and the sick	5:19
	and all who have none to care for them.	5:22
	Help us to heal those who are broken in body	5:26
	or spirit and to turn their sorrow into joy.	5:30
	Almighty God, you proclaim your truth	5:37
	in every age by many voices.	5:40
	Direct in our time, we pray,	5:44
	those who speak where many listen	5:46
	and write where many read	5:49
	that they may do their part	5:53
	in making the heart of this people wise,	5:55
	its mind sound	5:59
	and its will righteous.	6:02
	Almighty God, you have promised to hear the petitions	6:12
	of those who ask in your Son's name,	6:15
	we beseech you mercifully	6:19
	to incline your ear to us	6:21
	who have made our prayers and supplications unto you.	6:25
	And grant that those things which we have faithfully asked	6:30
	according to your will	6:33
	may effectually be attained	6:36
	to the relief of our necessity	6:38
	and to the setting forth of your glory	6:41
	through Jesus Christ our Lord.	6:45
	Amen.	6:48
	And now as our Savior Christ has taught us,	6:51
	we are bold to say.	6:53
-	Our Father, who art in heaven,	6:55
	hallowed be thy name,	6:59
	thy kingdom come, thy will be done	7:01
	on Earth as it is in heaven.	7:04
	Give us this day our daily bread	7:07
	and forgive us our trespasses	7:10
	as we forgive those who trespass again us	7:12
	and lead us not into temptation	7:16
	but deliver us from evil	7:18
	for thine is the kingdom	7:20
	and the power and the glory forever and forever, amen.	7:22
	A belated welcome to you all here	7:29
	at Duke University's Chapel on this Sunday.	7:32
	We are grateful to the Reverend Susan Laidlaw	7:38
	who preached to us this morning.	7:41
	It was a salutary message she brought,	7:47
	break us open in our fear of complexity	7:51
	to be nourished by wonder and ultimately by the irony	7:57
	of God's grace and laughter.	8:02
	There are a couple of announcements.	8:07
	I call your attention to the information	8:10
	about Susan found on the back of your bulletin.	8:15
	This afternoon at 3:30,	8:23
	there will be a concert here in Duke Chapel	8:25
	presented by the North Carolina Governor's School East Choir	8:30
	under the direction of Mr. Robert Engelson.	8:34
	You are all invited	8:37
	and the public is invited to come free of charge.	8:40
	At 12:05 today, there will be a celebration	8:55
	of the Holy Communion	8:59
	in the Memorial Chapel	9:02
	to my right and your left.	9:04
	Those of you who wish to stay	9:07
	for that celebration, please do.	9:09
	Remember the words of our Lord Jesus	9:16
	how he said it is more blessed to give than to receive.	9:18
	(tranquil organ music)	9:29
	(lively organ music)	11:50
	(choir sings)	12:01
	♪ Rejoice ♪	12:31
	♪ Rejoice ♪	12:32
	♪ Rejoice, oh Judah ♪	12:34
	♪ Rejoice, rejoice ♪	12:37
	(choir sings)	12:40
	♪ Hallelujah, amen, amen, hallelujah ♪	12:50
	(choir sings)	12:55
	♪ Hallelujah, amen, amen, hallelujah ♪	13:04
	♪ Amen ♪	13:08
	♪ Amen ♪	13:13
	♪ Amen ♪	13:18
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	13:20
	♪ Amen ♪	13:24
	(lively organ music)	13:40
	(congregation sings)	13:58
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:09
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:11
	(congregation signs)	14:16
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:28
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:30
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:33
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:36
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	14:40
	♪ Amen ♪	14:49
-	Blessed are you, oh God,	14:58
	Lord, king of the universe	14:59
	for give us food to sustain our lives	15:01
	and make our hearts glad	15:04
	and bless, oh Lord,	15:06
	thy gifts to our use and us to thy service	15:08
	for Jesus Christ's sake, amen.	15:12
	(lively organ music)	15:18
	(congregation sings)	15:49
	The peace of God which passeth all understanding,	18:24
	keep your hearts and minds	18:27
	in the knowledge and love of God	18:28
	and of his Son our Savior Jesus Christ our Lord	18:30
	and the blessing of God Almighty,	18:35
	the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit	18:37
	be amongst you and remain with you always.	18:39
	Amen.	18:43
	♪ Amen ♪	18:49
	♪ Amen ♪	18:56
	♪ Amen ♪	19:03
	♪ Amen ♪	19:12
	(lively organ music)	19:37
	(lively organ music)	21:27
	(people murmuring)	24:04
	(lively organ music)	27:51

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Title:

Susan Laidlaw - "The Skeptic and the Wonderer" (July 24, 1983)

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Sermon start time: (Part 1) 29:09. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 48:18.
Regarding Sarah’s laughter as an act of faithful skepticism, Laidlaw says those who ask questions of wonder in the wide cosmos God created are faithful; she encourages the congregation to resist simple answers to complex problems and questions. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)

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July 24, 1983

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Laidlaw, Susan

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