Call To Worship
Leader: You’re here! Winter is upon us and things seem very still. But we know that dormancy hides the workings of life soon to erupt into spring! Six weeks of Epiphany and transfiguration are finished, and we find ourselves with ash smudges on our heads and hands.
(Candles can be lighted to count the Sundays until Easter.)
People: It surely does slow us down when we consider how our lives are spent and how we manifest God’s loving presence! Taking seriously our own suffering and the pain of the world demands a lot of prayer and stillness.
Leader: During the silently lengthening days, we will accentuate the goodness that lies within us. We will promote awareness of Holy Presence, and we will modify our goals and values.
People: In the spring light, we will let go of old gui…