Introduction, Traditional Service, February 5, 2012
St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Florissant, MO

 There is hope for us. 
 
 Our words this morning were written by a man 
 who lived by capturing and enslaving others, 
 but who found Jesus in his heart, 
 and devoted his life to fighting for freedom. 
 
 There is hope for us. 
 
 When we act and speak and think 
 in ways we know to be wrong, 
 we become slaves to a way of life. 
 But we are the spiritual descendents of those 
 who were led through the desert to freedom. 
 
 There is hope for us. 
 
 We stand with them, 
 we stand with that slave trader, 
 we stand with a Savior who always stands by us, 
 as we look in the mirror 
 and say the one we see there: 
 Let - my - people - go ! 
 
 Thank God Almighty, there is hope for us. 


Found on Line:
"Amazing Grace"
Sung by very young Rhema Marvanne