Come, Lord Jesus, Speak to Us: Call to Worship for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A

Call to Worship

Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, speak to us in parables and rhyme.

People: For you are an intergenerational Savior.

Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, let us again hear some old-time religion.

People: For you are the Savior of all the ages.

Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, speak quietly to us.

People: For your Spirit speaks through the wind.

Leader: Come, Lord Jesus, speak loudly to us.

People: For your Spirit speaks through the thunder.

All: Savior of all age groups, languages and cultures, we await your voice.

The Reverend Sherrie Boyens Johnson is the pastor of the Galilee United Methodist Church in Englewood, New Jersey, and a clergy member of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference.

From the Africana Worship Book for Year A