Call to Worship based on the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

L: We come together today to worship God.
P: We come to hear Scripture read and The Word proclaimed.
L: We hear The Word through the lens of Tradition.
P: We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses - aware of all those who have come before.
L: We hear The Word through the lens of Reason.
P: We give thanks to God for the gift of our minds, inquisitive, curious, wrestling.
L: We hear The Word through the lens of Experience.
P: We bring all that we are, all who God created us to be, our whole lives to the receiving of God’s Word.
L: We humbly ask you, Lord, speak to us anew.
P: Speak to us anew, Lord.
All: Amen.

Call to Worship, Re-Entry of Sanctuary

L: Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this place.
P: It is good to be in the house of the Lord!
L: Grace, you have been faithful.
P: It hasn’t been easy but we’ve trusted that God is with us.
L: God has guided us, never leaving our sides, with us for every step of the way since the last we gathered together.
P: And still we pray for God’s guidance and protection.
L: We pray that we can help keep each other safe.
P: And we support each other in this journey - wherever we are in it.
L: We continue to pray for our children, the immunocompromised, and all who carry the heavy burdens of this world.
P: Help us continue to be a joyous and caring Christian community together.
L: And help us proclaim, wherever we are for worship, here in the sanctuary, worshipping in our homes - help us proclaim:
All: Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. Amen.