I wrote this Call to Worship to go along with this week’s scripture reading. God calls us by name in our dreaming and our waking; in the Divine voice and human voices. God comes to us in the quiet and the noise; in the calm and the chaos. Always, God calls to us. Always, God…
This week at Peace Mennonite, three people will be sharing about personal epiphanies. The call to worship is based on Psalm 19: The heavens declare and we declare the glory of God. Our voices join the speech of creation to tell of our known and unknowable God. Now may these words of our mouths and…
Call to Worship People of God, arise, shine, for your light has come! The light of Christ has come into the world. Immanuel. God with us. So arise, shine, for your light has come! And we will follow the light– when it shines brightly in the night sky when it glows dimly on the horizon.…
Call to Worship In our poverty, we await the son of Mary, Who brings good news. In our brokenheartedness, we await the Incarnate One, Who heals our hearts. In our captivity, we await the Redeemer, Who proclaims freedom. In our mourning, we await the Wonderful Counselor, Who offers comfort. In the midst of this world’s…
Here is a call to worship for this upcoming first week of Advent, based on Psalm 80, Isaiah 64, and my own desperate need for Advent this year. (Even if the pastor part of me is not ready for Advent yet.) – – – – We are broken by racism and militarism. Restore us, O…
Call to Worship (Isaiah 25:6-9) Hurricanes and floods and environmental havoc; drones and IEDs and handguns; cancer and heart disease and ebola; poverty and injustice and oppression. The ways of death in this world are many. The words of death surround us. The fear of death envelopes us. But we come now to hear a…
With a little bit of John 1 thrown in for good measure: Call to Worship (Inspired by this lovely reading from Katherine Hawker.) The word of God came to Jonah The word of God comes to us: Go Despite your fears Speak the truth of God Love your neighbor and you enemy Forgive as…
Call to Worship (from Psalm 28): Praise be to God who hears our voice. God is our strength; God is our shield; Our hearts trust and help comes. Our hearts leap for joy, and with our songs we praise our God.
Here is a call to worship for communion Sunday based on the spiritual “You’ve got a place at the welcome table.” We gather together to worship God. We gather together to share a holy meal. We gather around this table To which Christ has invited us. You’ve got a place at this table. And you’ve…
Call to Worship Come, Holy Spirit, The wind of God, the breath of Life. Come, Holy Spirit, Our Advocate, our Counselor. Come, Holy Spirit, Teacher of Wisdom, Reminder of Christ. Come, Holy Spirit, Granter of forgiveness, giver of peace. Come, Holy Spirit. May we feel God breathing through our worship. May we receive the Holy…
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