Adapted from Psalm 34:1-8 (RSVUE)

I will bless the Lord at all times;
    his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!

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

Adapted by Stuart Strachan Jr.

Adapted from Psalm 42 

As the deer longs for flowing streams, 

So my soul longs for you, oh God. 

My soul thirsts for God, 

For the living God. 

When shall I come and behold the face of God? 

My tears have been my food day and night, 

While people say to me continually, “Where is your God?” 

I say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me?” 

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,  

My help and my God.

Adapted from Psalm 55:6-7

Leader:  Seek the Lord while he may be found;  call on him while he is near.

People:  Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts.

Leader:  Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him,

People:  and to our God for he will freely pardon. 

Bud Thoreen

Adapted from Psalm 55:6-7

Seek the LORD while He may be found; 

call on Him while He is near. … 

Turn to the LORD, and He will have mercy 

and to our God, for He will freely pardon. 

Richard Herman

We come to this place seeking something … 

    something better than ourselves; 

   something that gives life meaning; 

   some relationship that reaches deep into 

      our souls to fulfill us; 

   maybe even something to which we cannot put a name.

But we come seeking …

and even more important, we are sought by one who gives us

worth and meaning and value and love.

So, today, let us enter into this time of worship with hearts and minds 

that are open to the one who has laid down his life for us,

who stands at the throne of God in support of us, and who reigns

in power for us. Come, let us worship.

Heather A. Hood, “Call to Worship,” in Brad Berglund Ed., Reinventing Worship: Prayers, Readings, Special Services and More.