First Lesson: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18

Theme: Love your neighbor as yourself

Call to Worship
Pastor: We are the children of God; and as his children we are to love one another.
People: We deny God as our Father when we are unkind or unfair to each other.
Pastor: Therefore we are commanded by God to love our neighbors as ourselves.
People: May our attitude in society prove we are children of God.

Collect
Gracious Father, whose nature to love is a basic requirement for those who would be your children: Empty our hearts of bitterness, jealousy, and vengeance; that we may give to society the example of brotherly love. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen.

Prayer of Confession
We need people to be our neighbors, Father. But we are guilty of many unneighborly acts of injustice; and we carelessly…