Here’s
a combination opening prayer and call to worship for the 4th Sunday
after Epiphany, Year A…or for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January
18-25). It was posted on the Monthly Prayers page of the Christian Aid website.
Opening Prayer
and Call to Worship
“But we proclaim Christ
crucified....” 1 Corinthians 1:23
O God,
you are the gathering one
who calls us into community
with each other
to love and work,
to support and heal.
who calls us into community
with each other
to love and work,
to support and heal.
You are
the gathering one
who calls us into community
with all people;
to bring justice and hope,
freedom and truth.
who calls us into community
with all people;
to bring justice and hope,
freedom and truth.
You are
the gathering one
who calls us into community
with the whole creation;
to live in harmony,
to cherish and renew.
who calls us into community
with the whole creation;
to live in harmony,
to cherish and renew.
Let us
worship the God
who makes us one.
who makes us one.
~ posted on the Monthly Prayers page of the Christian Aid website. http://www.christianaid.org.uk/