CALL TO WORSHIP
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! Let us all say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
All: The LORD is our strength and our might; he has become our salvation. There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly; the right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly."
I shall not die, but I shall live and recount the deeds of the LORD. The LORD has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death.
All: Open to us the gates of righteousness, that we may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
All: This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
READING 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Living God, long ago, faithful women proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, and the world was changed forever.
All: Teach us to keep faith with them, that our witness may be as bold, our love as deep, and our faith as true.
Let us pray for the needs of the church and the world to God who raised Jesus to new life. Through the resurrection of your son, O God, you destroy the power of death and remove your people’s shame. By the power of the Spirit, raise us from sin and seat us at the paschal feast, that we may rejoice in the gift of salvation Jesus has won for us.…
LORD’S PRAYER
