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\nSpotted on a canal tour in Paris  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

Call to Worship<\/h3>\n

We come into the presence of a God
\nwe can neither see nor touch,
\nyet a God we can sense.
\nWe are fools for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We come in the name of Jesus,
\nwhose beauty we cannot explain or capture,
\nbut know intimately.
\nWe are fools for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We come to hear from a book,
\nwords and stories that are ancient, and yet ever new.
\nWe are fools for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We live in a world whose economy is based on keeping,
\nyet in this place we are invited to give.
\nWe are fools for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We come, leaving behind all the business of our lives\u2014.
\nall the other important things we could be doing.
\nWe come here to worship.
\nWe are fools for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\n~ from the United Church of Canada\u2019s Bay of Quinte Conference website,
\nposted on re:worship<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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