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An extraordinary multi-national dialogue
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was held this past Thanksgiving between scientists
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and theologians,
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convened by the International Council of Scientific Unions
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this prestigious circle formulated a common agenda
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for making our entire planet a nuclear free zone.
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There has been a rather remarkable convergence of studies
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over the past two years of the nuclear winter hypothesis
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by U.S. and Soviet scientists alike.
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Indeed there appears to be a robust solidarity
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developing among many enemies in this field.
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They are convinced that war with multiple nuclear explosions
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would set of devastating environmental disasters,
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as if radioactive debris,
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and the prospect of ozone depletion were not enough
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cold, and darkness caused by the intercontinental spread
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of smoke and dust in such a scenario
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is projected to destroy or impair life
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throughout the entire planet.
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What to make of this, on this day of epiphany?
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A chance within our own lifetime for encountering
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the ultimate darkness?
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An opportunity to pierce straight down
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the misfit's gun barrel, make that missile silo.
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Our own or anyone else's.
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It's certainly not a situation we'd like to think about
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for very long, it's too much like taking an endless journey
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into the darkness,
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yet as arms talks resume this week
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in Geneva, it seems that some brave soul
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has to think about it, or better yet, pray about it.
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For thus far very few seem able to even envision
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a way out of this mad race towards extinction.
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Meanwhile, we all go on living our lives almost naively
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under the shadow of the prospects of a darkness
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which shall cover the earth.
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One which surpasses even
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the prophet Isaiah's wildest imagination.
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Revelations don't often come easy,
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especially for those of us who don't venture very readily
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into strange places,
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yet as Christ himself has shown us,
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there is no epiphany
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without encountering the darkness head on.
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There is no starlight without the blackness
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of the sky which surrounds it.
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There is no prince of peace in a manger
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without a savior of the world on the cross,
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and that's the good news,
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that even death wasn't enough to overcome
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the light of the world, the best and the brightest of all.
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Let us then on this epiphany lay aside
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our fear of the darkness
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and venture forth with Christ
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into the dimly lit places in our lives,
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that there, we may truly receive the light,
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amen.
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Let us unite in this historic confession
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of the Christian faith.
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I believe in God the Father almighty,
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maker of Heaven and Earth and in Jesus Christ
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his only son, our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
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born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
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was crucified dead and buried.
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The third day he rose from the dead,
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he ascended in to heaven, and siteth at the right hand
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of God the Father almighty, from thence he shall come
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to judge the quick and the dead.
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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church,
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the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
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the resurrection of the body,
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and the life everlasting, amen.
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The Lord by with you.
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[Audience In Unison] And with you.
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Let us pray.
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Let us pray for the church and for the world.
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Grant almighty God that all who confess your name
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may be united in your truth live together in your love,
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and reveal your glory in all the world.
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Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer.
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Guide the people of this land,
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and of all the nations in the ways of justice
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and peace that we may honor one another
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and serve the common good.
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Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
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Give us all a reverence for the earth,
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as your own creation that we may use its resources rightly
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in the service of others and to your honor and glory.
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Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
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Bless all those whose lives are closely linked with ours,
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grant that we may serve Christ in them
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and love one another as he loves us.
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Lord in your mercy hear our prayer.
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Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body,
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mind or spirit, give them courage,
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and hope in all their troubles,
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and bring them the joy of your salvation.
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Lord in your mercy hear our prayer,
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through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen,
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and now as an enlightened, as a forgiven
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and reconciled people let us offer ourselves
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and our gifts to God.
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(audience rustling quietly)
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(bright music)
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Oh God because your light has (electronic screeching)
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into our darkness, we give you thanks.
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For the gifts which are ours in Jesus Christ
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we praise your name and your glory.
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Praying as we have been taught,
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our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
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thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth
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as it is in Heaven, give us this day our daily bread
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and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
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who trespassed against us,
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and lead us not into temptation but deliver us
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from evil, thine is the kingdom and the power
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and the glory forever, amen.
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And now may the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
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the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
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be with you now and always, amen.
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(music fades)
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(audience applauds)
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(audience murmuring)