Welcome the Turning - Call to Worship

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