Call to worship
Leader: God’s mercy calls us and carries us.
Children: But we are surrounded by bullies and braggers
All: We are lied to, manipulated and hurt by evil lovers,
evil doers.
Leader: Even so, God’s mercy calls us and carries us.
Children: We are like an evergreen fruit tree.
All: Even in the winter cold, we grow green in God’s garden.
Leader: God’s mercy calls us and carries us
Children: We join with good people to worship the living God
All: We trust in the gracious and generous mercy of God.