On Sunday, September 30, 2012 the
Church of the Nativity UCC is departing from the usual lectionary readings and
celebrating the second Sunday in the Season of Creation, Mountain Sunday. However,
for those of you using the recommended readings, here is are two Calls to
Worship based on Psalms 19 and 124. Please
feel free to use or adapt them as you wish.
Call to Worship from Psalm 124
L: If God wasn’t helping us – shout
it out with me now friends --
All: If
God wasn’t helping us…
L: When
our enemies pinned us down…
All: When
our enemies pinned us down…
L: They
would have swallowed us alive!
All: They
would have swallowed us alive!
L: Swept away in their torrent of rage…
P: Drowned in the flood…
L: Our
lives extinguished…
P: In wild, raging waters.
L: But
bless God…
P: God didn’t abandon us!
L: God
set us free from the trap…
P: And we’re soaring like eagles!
All: Our help is in the name
of the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
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.
P: Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our
hearts
be acceptable to you, O God, our rock and our
redeemer!
All: Let us worship God!
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