Leader: In
the name of God our Parent, Jesus our Christ and Redeemer, and of the Holy
Spirit our comforter.
All:
Amen.
Leader: We gather together today to
give thanks and praise to God, who entered into covenant with Adam and Eve,
Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, Deborah, Ruth, and Jeremiah.
People: Let us give thanks and praise
the Lord! Because through baptism, Jesus Christ calls us into the covenant and
makes us ministers of Christ’s righteousness.
Leader: We gather together today to
give thanks and praise to God! Because through Jesus Christ, demonstrates us a
common life of gratitude and devotion, witness and service, celebration and
discipleship.
People: We gather together to give
praise and thanks our God our Parent, who called us to Christ’s servanthood in
the world, to the glory of God and for human fulfillment.
Leader: As we gather together today, we
are reminded that as a community bounded with God’s love, it is our life to
participate in the ministry of grace stretches to the poor, oppressed,
marginalized, exploited, and deprived.
People: It is our ultimate concern that
all may be renewed in the image of God our Creator, and that all Christians are
called to minister in deed and words that heal and liberate.
Leader: Let us praise the Lord our God.
All: Hallelujah!
(Adapted
from the UMC Book of Discipline 2012, par 127)
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