Litany for Proper 26, Year B

Call to Worship for Proper 26, Year B

One: God created humankind in God's own image,

All: In the image of God we are created.

One: God created humans, both male and female, 

All: In God's own image.

One: God then asked that we love our neighbors.

All: For every neighbor is a reflection of God’s own image.

One: Let us join our hearts in worship.

All: Let us worship the God of Love. Amen.

          From Mark 12:28-34 and Genesis 1:27

                Call to Worship by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 13 Sept 2015, Proper 26, Year B

Call to Worship

One: What is the most important commandment?

All: Love God with all your heart!

One: And love your neighbor as yourself.

All: Give food to the hungry and set prisoners free.

One: Watch over the stranger as God watched over Ruth.

All: Uphold the orphan and the widow, as God upheld Naomi.

One: Lift up those who are bowed down.

All: Let us worship God with our hearts and minds and strength!

          from Mark 12:28-34, Psalm 146:1-10 and Ruth 1:1-18

Litany for 3 November 2013

Call to Worship for November 3, 2013:

(Proper 26, 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C)

One: Today, salvation has come to this house.

All: How should we respond to God's salvation?

One: Learn to do good, seek justice, rescue the oppressed...

All: Defend the orphan and plead for the widow.

One: Give from your possessions to the poor.

All: We raise our praises to God!

             from Luke 19:1-10 and Isaiah 1:10-18

Litany for 4 November 2012

Proper 26
Call to Celebration 

L: Praise God with all your soul!
P: We will praise God as long as we live!
L: God brings justice to the oppressed and sets the prisoners free.
P:  God gives food to the hungry and opens the eyes of the blind.
L: God watches over the stranger, as with Ruth in the Bible.
P: God upholds the orphan and the widow, as with Naomi.
L: God lifts up those who are bowed down.
All: Let us sing praises to our God!
           from Psalm 146:1-10 and Ruth 1:1-18

                              Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates