Call To Worship
Leader: We’re here again! It must be Sunday! The Old Testament poet invites us to sing to God — a new song! With the sky overhead and the earth suspended mysteriously in its place among the planets, it is easy for us to be awed and to sing and dance our praise.
People: We certainly do not want to bore God with repetitious songs or old dances.
Leader: Let’s try some new songs, some new words, and some new rituals.
People: Hmm, we’re not sure we are comfortable enough to do that.
Leader: How are you willing to stretch your faith and to honor God?
People: Let’s sing a new song — maybe the doxology toward the end of the service — and speak different words. But let’s not dance or try new rituals today.
Leader: Perhaps the earth and sky, the trees and animals will shout their joy…