Litany for 23 February 2014

Call to Worship 2014-02-23
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

One: We have prayed, "God, give us understanding, that we may keep your law."

All: And then, "Turn our hearts to your decrees."

One: Yet, now we wonder... 

All: What is God's law? What is God's decree?

One: The Bible tells us, "If anyone wants to take your coat, 

All: Give them your cloak as well."

One: And we read, "Love your enemies."

All: These are not easy laws!

One: And so, we pray once more, 

All: "God, turn our hearts to your decrees." Amen.

           1 Samuel 8:1-18 and Matthew 5:38-48
                    Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Call to Celebration for 20 February 2011:

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