CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Hosanna in the highest heaven!

People: Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!

Leader: Hosanna in the highest heaven!

People: Blessed is the One who has come to deliver us!

Leader: Hosanna in the highest heaven!

People: Blessed is Jesus the Christ!

Leader: Hosanna in the highest heaven! Welcome to this Palm Sunday worship!

OPENING PRAYER (unison)

We thank you, O God, for this opportunity to remember your great love for us, our neighborhood, and all the world.  On this Palm Sunday morning, help us to center ourselves upon you and upon your great love.  Give us faith, by your grace, to offer ourselves anew to you so we may worship you in spirit and in truth.  Amen.

PRAYER OF RESPONSE (unison)

O God of infinite power and grace, we praise you for Jesus Christ, who came riding into the city of Jerusalem on a lowly beast, victorious through love and not through violence.  Help us to learn the meaning of power and of glory through Christ, who, though being one with you, took on the form of a servant and shared our human life and sufferings.  Continue to call us to participate in the life and struggles of the people in our neighborhood and around the world.  We offer ourselves to you in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

3.20.16