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Call to 91����: Psalm 126:1-3:

(Leader) When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, 
​we were like those who dream.​

(All) Then our mouth was filled with laughter, ​
and our tongue with shouts of joy; ​
then it was said among the nations, ​
“The LORD has done great things for them.”​
The LORD has done great things for us, ​
and we rejoiced.​

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(Leader) O Lord our God, we are overwhelmed ​
by your love and saving goodness.​

(All) You have done great things for us!​

Like Miriam and Moses at the Red Sea, ​
we sing of your deliverance.​

You have done great things for us!​

Like Nehemiah at the rebuilding of the temple, ​
we declare your covenant faithfulness.​

You have done great things for us!​​

Like Peter at Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, ​
we claim your promises.​

You have done great things for us!​​

But God of grace, we confess that in our prosperity ​
we have been unfaithful to our covenant with you and one another.​

Restore our hearts, O God. ​​

Like makers of golden calves, we idolize money, ​
power, greed, and convenience.​

Restore our hearts, O God. ​

Like those who have forgotten the law, ​
we have served our own self-interests.​

Restore our hearts, O God.   ​  ​

Like cynics denying your power, ​
we have trusted in our own strength. ​

Restore our hearts, O God.     ​

O God our Savior, to whom we belong:​

Turn our mourning into dancing.​​

As Jacob was reconciled to Esau, ​
bridge the gap between peoples and nations.​

Turn our mourning into dancing.    ​​

As Esther saved her people from destruction, ​
put an end to warfare and violence. ​

Turn our mourning into dancing.​​

As Jesus rose from the grave, ​
lift us from doubt and despair and fill us with life.​

Turn our mourning into dancing.​​

Psalm 126:4-6

Restore our fortunes, O LORD, ​
like the watercourses in the Negeb.​

May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.​
Those who go out weeping, ​
bearing the seed for sowing, ​
shall come home with shouts of joy, ​
carrying their sheaves.​

Heidelberg Catechism, Q & A 1​

(Leader) What is your only comfort in life and in death?​

(All) That I am not my own,​
but belong—body and soul, ​
in life and in death—​
to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.​
He has fully paid for all my sins ​
with his precious blood,​
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.​
He also watches over me in such a way ​
that not a hair can fall from my head ​
without the will of my Father in heaven;​
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.​
Because I belong to him, ​
Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life​
and makes me wholeheartedly willing ​
and ready from now on to live for him.​

​"You Are Mine"

"In this Dry Land"