Call To Worship
Leader: My heart praises the Lord;
People: my soul is glad because of God my Savior.
Leader: His name is holy.
People: He shows mercy to those who honor him.
Collect
Lord God, through your prophet of old you promised that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem and that he would rule with strength. Today we gather in preparation for the celebration of the birth of the Child of Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago. We …
CSS Publishing, Lectionary worship aids. Series VI. Cycle A, by H. Burnham Kirkland