Laws for Life is our worship
theme for the third Sunday of Lent, March 11, 2012. Our focus scriptures are Exodus 20:1-17 (the
Ten Commandments) and Psalm 19.
Psalm
19 proclaims that there is such a thing as spiritual gravity. “The heavens declare the glory of God,” the
Psalmist writes. The beauty and order of the sun rising and setting; the
night sky of stars and moon circling overhead; all express the hand of God at work. “There
is no speech… yet their voice is heard through all the earth.” The simple sight
of these natural wonders pulls on our souls and portrays the integrity woven
into creation which undergirds the integrity of God’s written law.
The
aim of the Ten Commandments and Psalm 19 is not to bind us in a strict code of
law so that God can convict us of our sins and punish us appropriately. Rather,
as Jesus knew, the law of the Sabbath was made for human beings and not the
other way around. The law is meant to call out the integrity of our God-created
souls, and is meant to guide us in the paths of life.
Here
is a Call to Worship based on Psalm 19. As always, please feel free to use or
adapt anything in this post that is helpful to you.
**Call to Worship
From Psalm 19
L: Sisters and brothers, let
us praise and thank our Creator!
P: Our God has made the heavens and the earth!
God has
filled them with wonders!
L: The very sky cries out the
glory of God!
Each sunrise proclaims God’s presence,
each nightfall whispers mysteries!
P: No human words are spoken, but God’s voice carries
everywhere!
L: As the sun rises and sets,
so God’s wisdom governs our human lives.
P: God’s commandments are clear, they make the simple
wise.
L: God’s teachings bear
fruit, they make us rejoice.
P: Respect for God and God’s ways is the key to life.
L: So we pray for God to
clear away our hidden faults
and keep us on the right path.
All: Let the words of our mouths and the
meditations of our hearts
be acceptable to you, O God, our rock and our redeemer!
Let us worship God!
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