GATHERING MUSIC

CALL TO WORSHIP

Barbara Monahan

I will bless the Lord at all times;
We will bless our God at all times.
I will praise the Holy One with my voice.
Let us exalt God’s name together.
We are seeking,
And God will answer us.
We cry out for help,
And God will deliver us.
God will deliver us from our fears.
God will hear us and save us.
So come now, let us worship together.
Let us taste and see that our God is good.

SONG

SCRIPTURE READING – Psalm 34:1-8

Jene Lee

Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Look to him, and be radiant;
so your faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
and was saved from every trouble.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and deliver them.
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him.

REFLECTION

Alexis Thomas

PRAYER

Heather Williams

MUSICAL RESPONSE – “I Choose Love”

Mark Miller

BLESSING

Alexis Thomas

Worship Notes:

Our preacher today is Reverend Alexis Carter Thomas. She is a minister, writer, and coffee drinker. Alexis is a second-year Doctor of Ministry student with a concentration in Women’s Religious Leadership.

Call to worship from Joanna Haradar, Spacious Faith