L: In the midst of your hectic week you have come to worship God.
P: Our lives are pulled in so many directions, we seek God’s guidance.
L: Let go of the burdens that weigh you down. God will take them.
P: We thank God for the rest we are given.
L: Tune your hearts and voices in praise to God.
P: Let our voices bear the joy we feel because of God’s love for us.
Leader: Look around. What wonders we behold!
People: We see others, gathered here to worship and praise God.
L: Each person here is a unique, beloved creation of God.
P: Each person here is given special gifts and talents by God.
L: Come, let us worship God who has blessed us so mightily.
P: Let us praise God with our whole hearts, souls, minds, and spirits
Leader: With all your strength, sing aloud to the Lord, who has brought you here and blessed you.
People: Our voices shall shout forth praise and thanksgiving to God.
L: With all your heart, reach out in service to those in need, remembering God's mercy in your own life.
P: Our lives shall be witnesses to the love of God which has been lavished upon us.
L: Come, let us worship the Lord with Great joy!
P: Let us bring all that we have and all that we are to God in gratitude.
L: With great rejoicing we come to the house of the Lord today!
P: God is our refuge and our stronghold.
L: The power and love of God flow through this gathering.
P: We place our whole trust in God’s mighty compassion for us.
L: Come, let us worship the Lord!
P: Let us celebrate the presence of God here in this place and in all our lives.
L: Long ago a vineyard was planted. The ground was prepared, and all was made ready.
P: But the vines grew wild, the ground was unable to support the wild grapes.
L: What happened in that place of promise?
P: People forgot the One who planted the vineyard. They chose their own ways and failed.
L: Let us again turn to the Lord, who will again plant, prune, and cause us to grow in faithfulness.
P: Let us open our hearts to God, trusting in God's ways and God's word.
Leader: How lovely is the dwelling place of God!
People: Our souls long for the courts of the Lord.
Leader: In God’s loving presence, all will find rest and peace.
People: In God’s care, all will find a home forever.
Leader: Place your lives in God’s compassionate care.
L: Come, take refuge in the Lord, for God is good.
P: From the storms and struggles of life we come.
L: Come, rejoice in the Lord, for God will provide peace for you.
P: From fear and anxiety, we come to find peace.
L: Come, open your hearts to the Lord and you will be given blessing.
P: Thanks be to God for the many ways in which we are blessed.
L: Come, let us praise the Lord!
P: Let us shout our songs of thanksgiving to Almighty God!
L: For God has done wonderful things for us.
P: God’s love and blessings have been showered upon us.
L: Come, let us praise the Lord!
P: Let us sing songs of great joy to God. AMEN.
L: It's Christmas Sunday! How quickly this time has come upon us!
P: We are breathless. Still so much to be done.
L: Calm your spirits. Take time to hear the wondrous news.
P: Open our ears to hear Mary's Story
L: Believe in the good news!
P: We believe and rejoice! God's love is here with us!
Leader: Sisters and brothers, rejoice. We live sustained by God's presence and love.
People: Thanks be to God.
Leader: As we mourn the wounds of God's children,
People: God weeps with us.
Leader: As we struggle for justice,
People: God struggles with us.
Leader: As we strive for peace,
People: God strives with us.
Leader: As we work to build the beloved community,
People: God works with us.
Leader: As we offer our gifts to all,
People: God blesses us.
Leader: Sisters and brothers, rejoice.
People: Sustained by God's presence and love we worship God.
L: Holy is the Lord!
P: God’s love pours down upon us.
L: Let the name of the Lord be praised!
P: With our hearts and our spirits, we raise our voices joyfully in praise of God’s mighty presence in our lives.
L: Let our voices praise God continually.
P: Let all that we do and say and think reflect our love of God.
Leader: Today is a day to sing praise to God!
People: God continually blesses us, each and every day.
Leader: Even in the midst of cold and darkness, the warmth of God’s love is real.
People: We can count on God to be here for us.
Leader: Let your hearts rejoice and your voices shout praise to God.
People: For God is great and worthy to be praised
Leader: A rich feast awaits those who call upon the Lord.
People: God offers to us all the bounty of God’s love.
Leader: How we have thirsted for hope and peace!
People: How we have longed for joy and love!
Leader: God continually blesses and heals us.
People: Praise be to God for God’s steadfast love.
Leader: Happy Easter Season! Today is the first day of the week.
People: The joy of Easter still sings in our hearts.
Leader: Breathe the breath of new life in your spirits!
People: We open our hearts to all the wondrous work God has for us to do.
Leader: Welcome to worship this glorious day!
People: Let our lives be testimony to God’s redeeming love!
Leader: Awake! Rise up!
People: There is much to be done in the Lord’s Name today.
Leader: Get ready to worship and to serve God.
People: We are ready to hear God’s word for us and to respond in action and love.
Leader: Open your hearts to God’s will this day.
People: Praise be to God who walks with us and guides us.
Leader: What would God have us do?
People: What gifts do we have that can serve God?
Leader: Lord, guide our lives and our service.
People: Lord, call us to ministries of hope and promise.
Leader: Help us, O Lord, to look beyond words.
People: Help us, O Lord, to see ways of service
Leader: Open our hearts and our spirits this day to receive your guidance.
People: Help us to be those people who will bring good news to those in darkness and doubt.
Leader: Come, let us worship God with thanksgiving for gifts of ministry.
People: Let us praise God with joyful hearts for opportunities to serve.
Leader: A rich feast awaits those who call upon the Lord.
People: God offers to us all the bounty of God’s love.
Leader: How we have thirsted for hope and peace!
People: How we have longed for joy and love!
Leader: God continually blesses and heals us.
People: Praise be to God for God’s steadfast love.
