Praise the Lord
We will praise the Lord with our souls
Praise the Lord with our lives
Sing praises to God as long as we live
God whom we call Father, Mother
Christ whom we call brother, friend
Holy Spirit whom we call encourager, support
One God, Holy Trinity
in whom and through whom we are made whole
in whom and through whom we can worship this day
in whom and through whom we find love
that same love which cast stars into space
is the love which meets us here
is present with us
in our singing, in our devotion, in being with one another
Loving God
may our whole lives be dedicated to you
may we place our trust in you and you alone
that we may be righteous and blameless in your sight
take away from us those times where we have judged others because they are not like us
where we have looked for difference, rather than seeing the divine image held within each person we met
where we have not lived in accordance of your will
and, in so doing, have sinned against you and others
remind us of who we are
loved, precious children of God
called forth in love to be love in the world
set free of our shame through Christ our friend, our brother, our Lord
Amen