Here’s an
opening litany from Katherine Hawker’s Liturgies
Outside website.
Opening Litany
(inspired by Matthew 22:34-40, Mark
12:28, Luke 10:25)
Once upon a
time
a wise man
offered a challenge;
"What
is the greatest commandment?"
The
calendars on our desks share a vision of greatness;
bills to
pay, phone calls to return, appointments to keep.
Love the Lord your God.
The cameras
of our memories share what commands us;
children to
bathe and partners to help
parents
calling and grandchildren hopeful.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all
your soul,
and with all your mind.
Still the
Spirit lures us to new priorities;
open spaces
to experience wonder,
strangers
becoming friends,
devotion to
that which transcends.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all
your soul,
and with all your mind.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
