16 July 17

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.

16 May 22

Call to worship

 (from Ps 8)

Leader           Come and worship the Lord, the King of Kings.

All:                  Your name is known in all the earth.

Leader:          There is power and protection in the praises of your people,

                        The chirping of children silences the enemy.

All                   Your name is known in all the earth.

Leader           The sparkling stars at night remind us of your immensity

All                   Your name is known in all the earth.

Leader           Who are we, that you know who we are

All                   Your name is known in all the earth

Leader           Yet you lift us up, and put us in charge of your world,

the animals we farm and the animals we hunt,

In the bush, by streams and ponds, the rivers and seas

Wow. Lord God, our God, you are the King of everything.

All                   Your name is known in all the earth.