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Is there anything worth celebrating?

When the news cycle is increasingly horrific and our communities are being torn apart, the church needs to be a carillon ringing out the good news of salvation and hope. Use Psalm 107 as an opportunity to share the good news by giving opportunity for those gathered or for pre-selected folks to share their testimony of how they have experienced the redemptive power of God. And may all God’s people join together in praise, for God’s love is steadfast and endures forever.

God initiates worship. But we know worship is a dialogue, where God allows and even desires our response. Prayer—whether spoken, silent, or set to music—is our part of that dialogue.

These resources for the opening movements of a worship service use language from Psalm 85 and develop the themes of that psalm as well.

“Listen to the promises of our Holy God—
God has covenanted with us
that all who are faithful will flourish.
God will not let us remain in our sin,
but, through Christ, all who believe will be saved.
More than that, God remains with us.
God is with us here, now, and forever!”