Litany for Proper 15 - 17 August 2014

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 15)        

Call to Worship

L: May God be gracious to us and bless us and shine upon us.

P: That God’s way may be known upon earth, God’s saving power among all nations.

L: For just as Joseph showed mercy to his brothers in Egypt,

P: So let us forgive those who have wronged us.

L: And as Joseph provided for and cared for his family,

P: So let us provide for those in need around us.

All: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

            from Genesis 45:1-15 and Psalm 67
                   Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 10 August 2014 Year A, Proper 14

Call to Worship for 10 August 2014

Proper 14

One: Sing to God, sing God's praises; 

All: We tell of all God's wonderful works.

One: O give thanks to God, 

All: We call on God's name!

One: And yet, like Peter, there are times when we doubt.

All: Sometimes we even become afraid.

One: At those times, we can seek strength from God; 

All: We can seek God's presence continually. Thanks be to God!

           Psalm 105:1-4, Matthew 14:22-33

Litany for 3 August 2014 - Proper 13, Year A

3 Aug 2014 - Proper 13

One: There are times, God, when we struggle to find the right path.

All: Like Jacob we feel alone or adrift,

One: We wrestle to find meaning in our lives.

All: And sometimes we actively resist your direction in our lives.

One: We want you to incline an ear to us,

All: And yet we do not even listen for your answer.

One: Sometimes we even ignore your calls to us.

All: Open our ears, God, that we may listen for your voice in our hearts.

       From Psalm 17:6 and Genesis 32:22-31

            Call to Worship by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 27 July 2014 - Proper 12, Year A

27 July 2014 - Proper 12

Call to worship

One: Who will separate us from the love of God? 

All: Will hardship, or distress? 

One: Will persecution, famine, danger or war?

All: No. Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,

One: Neither things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, 

All: Nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God!

          From Romans 8:26-39

                     Call to Worship by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 20 July 2014, Proper 11, Year A

Litany for Proper 11

20 July 2014

One: O God, You have searched us and known us.

All: You know when we sit down and when we rise up.

One: You read our thoughts from far away;

All: Even before a word is on our tongues, O God, You know it completely.

One: For it was You who formed our inward parts,

All: You who knit us together in our mothers' wombs.

One: We are fearfully and wonderfully made!

All: Wonderful are Your works, O God!

         from Psalm 139

                  Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 13 July 2014, Proper 10 Year A

Call to Worship for Proper 10

2014-07-13

One: God, your word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

All: We remember the story of the farmer who sowed seeds.

One: Some seeds fell on the path and were eaten by birds.

All: Others fell on rocky ground and could not put down roots.

One: Others fell among thorns and were choked.

All: But the seeds that fell on good soil produced food to eat.

One: Let our hearts be like good soil to your word, God,

All: So that we might have life according to your word.

              from Psalm 119:105-112; Mt 13:1-9, 18-23

                    Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 29 June 2014

Litany for 29 June 2014

Proper 8

(Readings not from the lectionary)

One: In Christ Jesus we are all children of God through our faith.

All: All of us are one in Christ.

One: In Christ, no longer are we divided.

All: There is no longer Black or White, Israeli or Palestinian.

One: No longer is there male and female, gay and straight.

All: All are Abraham's offspring, heirs to God's promise.

     All are children of God.

              Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates