Litanies from the Lectionary: October 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Call to Worship 2014-10-12
Proper 23

One: O God, you are our God. We praise your name!

All: You are faithful and sure. You have done wonderful things!

One: You have been a refuge to the poor,

All: And a refuge to the needy in their distress.

One: You have been a shelter from the rainstorm,

All: And a shade from the heat.

One: You even wipe away the tears from our faces.

All: We praise your name!

from Isaiah 25:1-9

Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Call to Worship 2014-10-05
Proper 22

One: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts

All: Be acceptable to you, God.

One: By the mercy of God, present yourself to God, holy and acceptable.

All: Do not be conformed to this world,

One: But be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

All: Work as one body, sharing generously according to the grace given you.

One: Let the heavens tell the glory of God,

All: And the firmament proclaim God’s handiwork!

from Psalm 19

Calls to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Call to Worship for 2014-09-28
Proper 21

One: Give ear to God’s teaching!

In ancient times, God worked marvels in the land of Egypt.

All: God divided the sea and let the people pass through it.

One: In the daytime God led them with a cloud,

All: And all night long with a fiery light.

One: God split rocks open in the wilderness,

All: And gave the people drink abundantly as from the deep.

One: We give thanks for all of God's gifts.

All: God, teach us to live generously and with humility.

from Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

Call to Worship by K. K. Hudson-Bates