Friday, July 27, 2012

Litany for 5 Aug 2012

Proper 13
Call to Worship
L:  God, you desire truth in our inward beings;
P:    teach us wisdom in our inmost hearts.
L:  When we repent of the wrongs we have done,
P:    let us hear joy and gladness once again;
L:  Create in us clean hearts, O God,
P:    and put a new and right spirit within us.
L:  Restore to us the joy of your salvation,
P:    and sustain in us willing spirits to do your work.  Amen.
                  from Psalm 51:1-12

                                         Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 29 July 2012

Proper 12 - 29 July 2012
Call to Worship
L: You are just and kind in all your doings.
P: and near to all who call on you in truth.
L: When we fall, even as did David who fell so far,
P: you lift us up to see a better way.
L: When we are bowed down with heavy hearts,
P: you reach out to us and raise us up.
All: We give thanks to you, God.
from Psalm 145:10-18 and 2 Samuel 11:1-15
                        Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Litany for 22 July 2012

Proper 11    -  22 July 2012
Call to Worship
Leader: O God, with your holy oil you have anointed David.
People: Your faithfulness and steadfast love were with him always.
Leader: So too, you call out to each of us in our day,
People: And your faithfulness and steadfast love are with us always.
Leader: As David did so long before us, we cry out,
All: You are our God, the Rock of our salvation! Amen.
                 from Psalm 89:20-37
                          Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 15 July 2012

Proper 10        July 15, 2012
Call to Worship
 One: The earth is God's and all that is in it,
All: The world and those who live in it.
One: For God founded it on the seas,
All: And established it on the rivers.
L: Lift up your heads, O gates!
All: That the God of glory may come in. Alleluia! Amen.
    from Psalm 24:1-10
                          Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates