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\n <\/p>\n

Call to Worship Litany<\/h3>\n

The world is filled with the glory of God, and we say,
\nThank you!<\/strong>
\nThe hills and valleys are filled with colour, and we say,
\nThank you!<\/strong>
\nThe vines and trees are filled with fruit, and we say,
\nThank you!<\/strong>
\nOur tables are overflowing with food, and we say,
\nThank you!<\/strong>
\nOur life is filled with love of family and friends, and we say,
\nThank you!<\/strong>
\nWe fill this house of God with our voices, saying,
\nThank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts
\nbe acceptable to you, O God, as we enter into this service of thanksgiving and praise.
\n <\/p>\n

~ written by Carol Penner<\/strong>, and posted on Leading in Worship<\/a><\/p>\n

Carol’s tip: I asked the congregation to say ‘Thank you!’ whenever I raised my hand. This need not be printed or projected.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>  (by Carol Penner)
\nIn times like these<\/a>
\nThe work of our hands<\/a>
\nCompany on the road<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The hills and valleys are filled with colour, and we say, Thank you! The vines and trees are filled with fruit, and we say, Thank you! Our tables are overflowing with food, and we say, Thank…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}