Here’s
a responsive call to worship and opening prayer inspired by Psalm 27. They were written by Rev. Elizabeth Dilley.
Call to Worship
(inspired by Psalm
27)
God
is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear?
God is our shelter and refuge on the days of trouble,
and our hope and joy on the days of celebration!
Day
after day, we seek God’s face and the assurance of God’s holy love:
O God, do not turn from us or hide your face from us!
Be our guide and our light instead!
One
thing we ask of God:
That we may live in God’s dwelling place all the days of
our life,
and never cease to behold the beauty of God’s home.
Beloved of God, enter
this worship in thanksgiving,
for God is among and
within us!
Thanks be to God!
Prayer of Invocation
Gracious
Light-Bearer,
Into
the shadows of our isolation
you
speak words of life and community.
Challenger
of our lives,
you
call us from places we call home
to
lead us more deeply into the world you love.
With
your gentle, healing touch
you
redeem the broken places of our lives
and
you heal the wounded places of the earth.
Inspire
our worship here this day,
so
that we may receive liberation in your word,
and
be filled to overflowing
to
share your reconciling love throughout the earth.
We
pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
~ written by Rev. Elizabeth Dilley, and posted on
the United Church of Christ’s Worship
Ways website. http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/
