Call to Worship

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory that is due the holy name;
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over the mighty waters. — from Psalm 29

Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord, my God, you are very great.
You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,
giving drink to every wild animal;
the wild asses quench their thirst.
By the streams the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
— from Psalm 104: 1, 10-13

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes
take the water of life as a gift.
— Revelation 22:17

(Can be read responsively with congregation.)

Responsive Prayer

Creator God,
whose Spirit moved over the face of the waters,
who gathers the seas into their places
and directs the courses of the rivers,
who sends rain upon the earth
that it should bring forth life:
we praise you for the gift of water.

Redeemer God,
who spared Noah and creatures of every kind
from the waters of the flood,
who led your people over dry land through the sea
and across the Jordan to the land of promise,
who marks our adoption as children
with the sign of water:
we thank you for the gift of water.

Sustaining God,
create in us such a sense of wonder and delight
in this and all your gifts,
that we might receive them with gratitude,
care for them with love
and generously share them with all your creatures,
to the honor and glory of your holy name.

— Litany by the Rev. John Paarlberg

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“And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.”
— Revelation 22:17

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