Our scripture readings for this coming Sunday come from the Revised Common Lectionary: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 14:25-33. Here is the call to worship I wrote–which is actually a mash-up of two previous calls to worship. God sets before us life and death. We long to choose life. God sets before us blessings and curses.…
A call to worship based on Psalm 91: Even as we enter the wilderness of Lent, We rest in the shelter of the Most High; We abide in the shadow of the Almighty; We find refuge under the wings of our Holy Parent. We trust that the angels of God the words of God the…
Here is a poem/call to worship for Transfiguration Sunday: The mountain top the shining face the glowing clothes the voice of God speaking from the cloud the commandments etched in stone Sometimes God shows up in ways we cannot deny in a place we can go a light we can see a voice we can…
Here is a call to Worship based on Micah 6:6-8 With what shall we come before our God? Shall we come with lots of money for the offering basket? Shall we bring our carefully scripted words? Shall we sing on-key in perfect four-part harmony? With what shall we come before our God? With minds set…
In these darkening days, we come seeking peace. We seek serenity within ourselves. We seek harmony within our families. We seek goodwill among our neighbors. We seek a ceasefire among all nations. We seek not just the absence of conflict, But the presence of shalom– the abiding peace the healing life the unrelenting justice that…
O come, O come, Emmanuel– God with us. Come into our brokenness; Come into our joy. come into our captivity; Come into our freedom. Come into our fear; Come into our compassion. Our souls have had their fill. Have mercy upon us, O God, And come, O come, Emmanuel.
We come to prepare the way: The way for Christ. We come to hear the good news: the hope of Christ. We come longing for divine hope to enter our hearts, to enter our world. We come to cry out together in the wilderness: “Oh, kingdom of heaven come near.” We come to be part…
I wrote this call to worship to accompany our gathering hymn for the month, “Open my Ears, Open my Eyes” (for you Mennonites, that’s Sing the Story #5.) We are still in our Elijah/Elisha sermon series. Whispering God, the noise of the world is loud. Open our ears to your still, small, voice. God of…
In the darkest valley, at the banquet table; in the hard work of life, at the moments of ease; in our day-to-day reality, at times set aside– like this time, now– for worship, for listening, for paying attention; with every step we take: goodness and mercy follow us; our cups overflow.
We are looking at the Elijah and Elisha stories in worship right now. Here are a couple of worship pieces for this week: Call to Worship Leader: We have come to listen to the biblical stories. All: We have come to consider our own stories. Side 1: Have you seen blazing chariots? Side 2: Have…
