Category: Call to Worship

Leader: In the beginning the Seed already existed, and the Seed was with God. People: Through it God made all things, nothing in all creation was made without it. Leader: The Seed came to life and lives among us. People: We have...

One: Everlasting, ever-loving God, you have led us to curiosity about our creation, ourselves, and all things unknown. All: Let us never lose our sense of wonder about the world you have given us. One: God of Abraham and Sarah,...

Leader: O God, you desire the liberation of all oppressed peoples. People: All of us have experienced oppression, of one kind or another. Some of us have suffered extra oppression because we are different from the...

Leader: O God, the source of our common life, when we are dry and scattered, when we are divided and alone, we long for connection, we long for community. People: With those who live beside, who are often strange to us, whom we...

Leader: Come unto me, all who are weary in your bones, People: feeling older than we are! Beaten up by the noise, drowning in the chaos, confounded in the questions… Leader: and I will give you the peace of heaven. Take my...

Leader: God is ready for us to seek what is eternal. People: God wants us to find the truth beyond ourselves. Leader: Our spirits long for God, as a deer longs for water. People: We cry out for some evidence of God’s...

Leader: O give thanks to God, for the Creator is good; People: We give thanks to You, who are the Source of Love; whose Light shines forth through the universe! Leader: God’s steadfast love endures forever. People: Come,...

Leader: We are all called to love one another. Come, let us bring before God the promises of our hearts. People: We will reach out to the anguished and shelter the brokenhearted. We will laugh with the joyful and pray with those...

One: Jesus was praying, and when he finished, one of his followers approached him. All: Teacher, would you teach us your way of prayer? One: When you pray, say, Creating God All: Teach us your way of prayer. One: May your...