Inspired by Joel 2:12-13

Leader: "'Yet even now,' declares the Lord,
'return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
and rend your hearts and not your garments.'

No matter how often we stray, God calls us back. 
He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, 
and abounds in steadfast love. 

People: He loves…