Litany for 18 November 2012

Proper 28
Call to Worship
L: Our hearts exult in God!
P: There is no Rock like our Redeemer.
L: God breaks the bows of the mighty.
P: The lowly are lifted up and given strength.
L: God fills the hungry with good things,
P: and the rich are sent away empty. 
L: God raises up the poor to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor.
All: Our hearts exult in God! The Most High will thunder in heaven.
           from 1 Samuel 2:1-10 and Luke 1:46-55
                          Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

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

Litany for 28 October 2012

Proper 25
Call to Celebration

L:  By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land.
P: By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.
L: See, we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses!
P: Both here at Davis United Methodist Church and in the greater church.
L: By faith we too are called to establish God’s reign here on earth.
All: We rejoice, for God has done great things for us.
                from Hebrews 11:29-30; Psalm 126:3 

                                  Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 21 October 2012

Proper 24
Call to Worship

L: We have so many blessings!

P: Praise be to God.

L: Food, shelter, rich earth, friendships, beautiful weather.

P: Praise be to God!

L: We are blessed, and called: to use our gifts,

P: to give food to the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty,

L: to clothe the naked, and take care of the sick,

P: to visit those in prison, and to welcome the stranger.

All: Let us use God’s blessings to build God’s kingdom. Amen.

             from Matthew 25:34-39

                               Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for Epiphany Year B

Year B Epiphany
Call to Celebration

L: In the beginning there was nothing.
P: There were no people and no animals.
L: There were no trees and no flowers.
P: There were no mountains and no valleys.
L: And it was dark. But God said, "Let there be light."
P: And there was light. And God saw that the light was good.
L: God called the light day,
P: And the darkness night.
L: So evening came and then morning.
All: This was the first day. Amen.
            from Genesis 1:1-5

                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 30 September 2012 - Year B

Proper 21
Call to Celebration
L: God’s law is perfect -- it revives the soul.
P: God’s decrees are sure -- they give us wisdom,
L: the wisdom Queen Esther showed in saving her people.
P: God’s precepts are right -- they make our hearts rejoice.
L: God’s commandment is clear -- it enlightens our eyes, as it did 
with King Ahasuerus after Queen Esther spoke to him.
All: Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, O God, our rock and our redeemer.

from Psalm 19:7-9 and Esther 7:1-6

                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 23 September 2012

Proper 20
Call to Celebration:
L: Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or sit in the seat of scoffers.
P: Happy are those whose delight is in the law of God, who meditate on it day and night.
L: For those who wish to be first must be last of all and servant of all.
P: For those who welcome a child in God’s name, welcome God into their hearts.
L: They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season.
All: Their leaves do not wither, and in all that they do, they flourish.
from Psalm 1:1-3 and Mark 9:30-37
                              Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates