Suggested Interfaith Worship Service

(For worship in the out-of-doors.)
CALL TO WORSHIP: The Lord is in his holy temple;
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.
 
OPENING HYMN: GOD BLESS AMERICA
God bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains,
To the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home!
God bless America,
My home sweet home!
 
REFLECTION: REMEMBER ONE PATH WHICH YOU WALKED.
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAW ALONG THE PATH
AND THE PEOPLE WHO WALKED THAT PATH
WITH YOU. RECALL ONE DISCOVERY YOU
MADE AS YOU WALKED. WAS IT SOMETHING
YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELF? ABOUT
ANOTHER PERSON? ABOUT GOD'S CREATION?
WHAT MIGHT YOU THINK IF YOU WALKED
ALONG THAT PATH AGAIN?
 
INVOCATION:
(To be read.)		 CAMPER'S PRAYER
God of the mountains and hills, make me tall and strong;
Tall enough and strong enough to right some wrong.
God of the stars, make me steadfast and sure;
God of every lake and stream, flow through my life and make it clean;
Let me do nothing base or mean.
God of the trees and woods, keep me fresh and pure;
God of the rain, wash from my life all dirt and stain;
Pure and strong let me remain.
God of the seed and soil, plant in my heart thy love;
God of the darkness and day, through shadows or light, be my stay;
Guide thou my way.
God of the radiant sun, light thou my lite;
God of the glorious dawn, make each day a fresh start.
God of the evening peace and quiet, keep me free from fear and strife.
God of the glad, free birds, sing in my heart.
God of the surging waves and sea, wide horizons give to me;
Help me to see the world as thou wouldst have it be.
God of the lovely rose, make me lovely, too;
God of the morning dew, each day my faith renew.
God of all growing things, keep me growing, too.
-George Earle Owen
 
  GOD GRANT ME SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS
I CANNOT CHANGE,
COURAGE TO CHANGE
THE THINGS I CAN,
AND THE WISDOM
TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
AMEN
 
  SILENT PRAYER (each scout to pray for private intentions)