Reflections and Refractions

(a Call to Worship)

Rejoice, people of God!

Celebrate the life within you

and Christ’s presence in your midst!

Our eyes shall be opened!

The present will have new meaning,

and the future will be bright with hope.

Rejoice, people of God!

Bow your heads before the one

who is our wisdom and our strength.

Let us place ourselves before our God,

that we may be touched and cleansed

by the power of God’s spirit…….let’s pray….

Our great and wonderful God,

It is you we come to worship.

It is you we come to praise.

It is you we come to speak to, O God.

It is you we come to listen to.

But our worship and our praise will be stale Lord,

Our words and our thoughts will mean little,

if we do not see you and experience your presence with us.

So Lord God, we call on you to show yourself to us

here this morning.

Let us feel your presence.

Let us experience your being.

Let us wonder at your greatness….

Let us be humbled by your forgiveness.

Let us be touched by your acceptance of us.

Let us know and be filled with your grace.

Let us be enveloped by your love,

As we share in worship and praise with you Our God,

may we also share in friendship and fellowship with each other. Amen.

© 2009 Steve Mellor