Here’s a contemporary call to worship based on James 2:1-17 and Psalm 125 – two of the suggested scripture readings for Proper 18 B (the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost). It comes from The Abingdon Worship Annual.
Contemporary Gathering Words
(inspired by James 2:1-17, Psalm 125, The Message)
We can trust God.
God is like the mountain: rock solid.
God loves all the people:
the poor, the disabled, the outcast, the stranger.
We can depend on God.
God feeds the hungry, heals the sick,
and restores relationships.
Praise our Loving God.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
God is like the mountain: rock solid.
God loves all the people:
the poor, the disabled, the outcast, the stranger.
We can depend on God.
God feeds the hungry, heals the sick,
and restores relationships.
Praise our Loving God.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
~ Adapted from The Abingdon Worship Annual 2012, © 2011 Abingdon Press. Posted on the Ministry Matters website. http://www.ministrymatters.com/