Take a brief quiet time to surface alienations and estrangements the gospel brings to mind.
LEADER: Now is the time to build Jesus’ new community.
ALL: Let us worship God in spirit and truth.
EACH: Now is the time to… (Each can finish the statement above.)
ALL: Let us worship God in spirit and truth.
LEADER: Let all who seek God, come to the waters.
SING: Come to the Water, by John Foley, S.J., (Gather #502)
O let all who seek,
let them come to the water;
and let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money,
without strife.
Why should you spend your life, except for the Lord?
Sprinkle each other with water, saying:
EACH: May the love of God continue to be poured out in you.
ALL: May our God bless us always, Source of Life, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.