Leader: God, the one who Created you, is here today to provide all you need.
People: We find emptiness all around us, and we have come to be filled.
Leader: If you drink from the well of Jesus Christ, you will never again go thirsty.
People: How can we earn this living water?
Leader: It is not for sale, it is a gift freely given by God. Come and drink.
People: We have an awesome God! Let us fill ourselves with the good life God provides.
Leader: When I survey the wondrous cross, on which the Prince of Glory died,
People: my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride.
Leader: God be praised for the wondrous cross, the tree of life,
People: which bears upon itself the scars and wounds of the world,
Leader: yet heals the sick, brings hope to the desperate and comforts the oppressed.
People: God be praised for the cross, which guides the lost, feeds the hungry, and shelters the poor;
Leader: inspires the anxious, illumines the wise, and challenges the fearless;
People: saves the condemned, and meets the need of every age and every land.
Everyone: God forbid that we should glory, except in the cross of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Leader: Love the Lord your God.
People: Lord, we love you with all we have.
Leader: And love your neighbor as yourself.
People: Lord, give us the strength to those we find it the hardest to love.
Leader: This is how God showed us what love is...
People: While we were still sinners, Christ came to us and died for us.
Leader: That is your strength to love your neighbor as yourself.
People: Lord, we love you with all we have.
Leader: Who will feed the starving mouths of your neighbors around the world?
People: Here I am, Lord. Send me.
Leader: Who will comfort the daughter who lost her father and the mother who lost her son?
People: Here I am, Lord. Use me.
Leader: Who will guide the lonely and the empty into a rich life of wholeness?
People: Here I am, Lord. Guide me.
Leader: For even now, God is calling you by name, calling you to come, follow Jesus.
People: Here we are, Lord. We will follow you.
Leader: Every week we meet again at this table.
People: We bring bodies broken by worry and strife,
Leader: And God makes us whole.
People: We bring souls that thirst for a peaceful and just world,
Leader: And God quenches our desire.
People: Why? Why does God do this for us?
Leader: He loves you enough to send his own Son. All that God asks is that we humbly accept this most beautiful gift.
People: We cry out as one body of Christ: "Hallelujah! Praise the God who saves us!"
