- Open My Eyes, That I May See, CH #586
- God, Our Creator, by Alan Hinton, from this website, to the tune for Morning Has Broken
- This Is a Day of New Beginnings, CH #518
(both from Lectionary Liturgies by Thom Shuman)
Call to Worship
The church is the place where the broken gather:
let us worship God who reconciles us to one another and to God.
The church is the place where sinners are welcome:
let us worship God who, with forgiving hands, shapes us into new people.
The church is the place where the lost, the least, the forgotten, the ignored gather:
let us worship God who looks at us with the eyes of love.
Prayer of Approach
Holy One:
you anoint us with living water,
so we may go to serve the world
in these troubled days.
You open our eyes
so we will see everyone
as our sisters and brothers.
Seed Planter:
you place faith
deep within us,
so we can bear witness
to your just and loving kingdom.
Your love regulates our hearts,
so we can welcome all
in your name.
Gentle Spirit:
when we cannot see the way,
you take us by the hand
so we can step forward,
in faith,
into the kingdom.
You fill us with hope,
so we can sing God's joy
all of our days.
God in Community, Holy in One,
hear us as we pray...
Our liturgist, Lisa, will read the 2nd Corinthians reading. Then at the final scripture reading, she will join Gerry for a reading of the 1st Samuel passage.
