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.
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: 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.
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: How is life with you today?
P: Sometimes it is full of goodness and peace; but at other times it is full of worry and strife.
L: Give these worries and fears to Jesus.
P: We need to let go of our anxiety and turn to God.
L: Come, let us praise God, who has spoken words of healing love through Jesus.
P: Let us open our hearts and let go of our fears, for there is no one else who can heal our spirits.
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.
