Written Jan 20, 2019 
Matthew 5, Beatitudes and turn the other cheek
Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday

Leader One: We come to worship a God who redefines strength...
Leader Two: Blessed are the meek...
One: ...a God who pushes the mountains flat and pulls the valleys level.
Two: ...for they shall inherit the earth.
One: We come to worship an unexpected, counterintuitive God...
Two: Blessed are the peacemakers...
One: ...a God who turns us away from our instinct to lash out, our longing for revenge.
Two: ...for they will be called children of God.
One: We come to worship a God who asks an awful lot of us...
Two: If someone strikes you on the right cheek...
One: ...but a God who does not leave us alone, who walks with us in a human body, who took the greatest of risks, and rose to joyous life.
Two: ...offer them your other cheek also. 
One: So come.
Two: Come to worship God.

Call to Worship
Ecclesiastes 3, "To everything there is a season," based on the Inclusive Translation
Written for New Year's Day 2019

One: Come to worship, welcome in the turning of the year. For there is a time for everything, a season for every purpose under heaven.
All: We welcome the turning
One: A season to be born, to plant, and mend. A season to die, to harvest, and tear.
All: We welcome the turning
One: A season to hurt, tear down, and mourn. A season to heal, build up, and dance
All: We welcome the turning
​One: A season to seek and keep. A season to lose and throw away.
All: We welcome the turning
One: A season for holding close and a season for holding back;
All: We welcome the turning
​One: Come to worship. Welcome in the turning of the year