READINGS
Psalter—Psalm 8
First Lesson—Wisdom is personified similarly as the Word is made personal. Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Second Lesson—To know God is to grow in spiritual maturity. Romans 5:1-5
Gospel—Jesus promises further extension of the understanding of the things of God. John 16:12-15

CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Let us exult in the hope of the divine splendor and even in our present suffering.
People: We know that endurance gives proof that we have stood the test and our hope will not be mocked.

INVOCATION
God-of-eternity, God-in-our-history, God-in-our-today, we come to worship you and to celebrate the names in which we have been baptized: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As we hear your Word expand ou…