Litany for 27 February 2011

Call to Celebration from the Lectionary:

L: Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth!

P: Break forth, O mountains, into singing!

L: For God cares for the birds of the air,

P: And the lilies of the field,

L: Even more, God cares for us.

P: The Lord comforts us, and will have compassion on those who suffer.

All: Let us break forth into singing! Amen!

                        from Isaiah 49:13 and Matthew 6:26 & 28

                                           Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 20 February 2011

Call to Celebration:

L: Lead us in the path of your commandments, for it is not always easy, God.

P: You ask that we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us,

L: That we leave grapes in our vineyards for the needy and the foreigner.

P: That we give to people who beg from us and not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from us.

L: This is hard, God, and so we pray: Turn our hearts to your decrees, and not to selfish gain.

All: Give us understanding, that we may keep your law and observe it with our whole heart.

                           Psalm 119:34-36 and Matthew 5:42-44
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 13 February 2011

Call to Celebration:

L: If you would offer your gift to God,

P: First be reconciled to your brother or sister.

L: For when we work together we are God’s servants.

P: Together we are God’s field, and God’s building.

L: Let us join hands and walk in the ways of God.

All: Together let us choose life so that all may live.

            from Deuteronomy 30:19, Matthew 5:23-4, 1 Corinthians 3:9
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates