We exist because God made us.
We are here because Jesus calls us.
We are together because the Spirit binds us to each other.

Without God, where would we be? Who would we be? Let us worship God, who makes us a community of love.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.”

Here we are, the young and old,
The believing and doubting,
The weak and strong.
Here God is, almighty and merciful,

Gracious and just,
Trustworthy and true.
So since we are here, and God is here, let us worship God.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.”

This is God’s day, and we are invited to be a part of it. This is God’s invitation: to come and see what God is doing in the world. This is what God is doing: bringing good news to the poor,

And proclaiming release to the captives,
Recovering sight for those who are blind
And letting the oppressed go free.
Let us join in, and let us worship God.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.”

We are here to follow Jesus
With halting steps
And questioning minds

With ready hands
And pierced hearts

With joy for each other
And gratitude to God.

Let us follow Jesus,
And let us worship God.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.”

We come to offer thanks; we come to sing and pray.
Welcome, friends, to this time set apart,

A time to remember those we love, and time to remember the holy promises of God.
Welcome, friends, to this table of remembrance and joy,

The table where we are fed, the feast we share with many. Welcome, friends, and let us worship God.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.”

We gather as God’s beloved children
However glad we are, however out of sorts we are.
We come together as a people whom Jesus calls into community

So this becomes a place where all are welcome. We have come to give thanks, to pray and sing, to be with other

Let us worship God.

Written by Beth Merrill Neel on her blog, ‘Hold Fast to What Is Good’. Used with permission.

We come to offer thanks; we come to sing and pray.
Welcome, friends, to this time set apart,

A time to remember those we love, and time to remember the holy promises of God.
Welcome, friends, to this table of remembrance and joy,

The table where we are fed, the feast we share with many.
Welcome, friends, and let us worship God.