Voice 1: Words! Voice 2: By them the

Voice 1: Words!
Voice 2: By them the universe was created: planets and moons, stars and sky, all living things, day and night.
People: We come today to worship and adore the Creator of this world and this day.

Voice 1: Ancient words!
Voice 2: Words spoken long ago. The Scriptures we hold as central to the practice of our faith.
People: We come today to open the ancient words that will give us strength for our journeys.

Voice 1: Logos!
Voice 2: The Word through whom God created everything.
The light that shines in the darkness and will not be put out.
People: We come today to seek the Logos-Word of God revealed to us in Christ.

Voice 1: The Word!
Voice 2: Jesus Christ–the Bread of Life–known to us in brokenness. Through Christ, we celebrate One Bread and One Body
brokenness. Through Christ, we celebrate the One Bread and the One Body.
People: We come in our brokenness to become one body in Christ.

Voice 1: Living Word!
Voice 2: The Word that opens our eyes to recognize the Spirit of Christ. The Word that makes friends of strangers on the journey. The Word that warms our hearts with the Good News and sends us rejoicing.
People: We come to be changed–healed, reconciled, and revived–by the Living Word of God.

Voices 1 and 2: Come, friends, Let us go on a journey together. Let us be changed by the Word in our midst today. Let us sing and give praise to our God. And may the Church be resurrected again this day.