Calls to Worship

Leader: I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.

People: Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.

Leader: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised.

People: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Leader: The Lord is good to all, and his compas- sion is over all that he has made.

People: The Lord is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds.

Leader: The Lord upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Unison: My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

Psalm 145 adapted

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O sing to our God a new song.

Sing praises in the assembly of the faithful!

Let the new Israel be glad in its maker

and the people of God rejoice in their redemption.

For God is a compassionate God

a God of mercy and love,

a God of justice and right

who shows compassion to the hungry

and gives shelter to the homeless.

O sing to God a new song.

Sing praises in the assembly of the faithful.

Psalm 149 adapted

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Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

People: Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!

Leader: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

People: We bless you from the house of the Lord.

Leader: The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.

People: You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you.

All: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 118:24-29

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Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

People: And also with you.

Leader: Let us make a joyful noise to the Lord. Let us praise God who has come to us in Jesus Christ and has give us a ministry of reconciliation. Let us drink from the God of Living Waters, who refreshes our souls and gives life to the faithful.

People: We praise you, O God, for the life you give through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Leader: I will praise the Lord as long as I live;

People: I will sing praises to God all my life long.

Leader: The Lord executes justice for the op- pressed and gives food to the poor.

People: The Lord sets the prisoners free and lifts up those who are bowed down.

Leader: The Lord watches over the stranger and upholds the orphan and the widow.

Unison: The Lord will reign forever, our God for all generations. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 146 adapted

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With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? . . . He has told you, o mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:6, 8

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Sisters and brothers, we have come . . .

like cracked dry earth, needing to receive rain

like empty cups, longing to be filled

like dry bones, yearning to live again

like aged wine, ready to be poured out

like young children, dancing with joy

From wherever we come

hiding within ourselves whatever is our deepest need,

we come knowing that God receives us with open arms.

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Leader: In this moment,

People: let us heed the promptings of the Spirit.

Leader: In this place,

People: let us be stirred by the power of love.

Leader: In our hearts,

People: let us be lifted by the possibilities of compassion.

Leader: God is here among us,

People: in this moment, in this place, in each of us.

RRJ