[In this responsive call to worship, the leader speaks the words set in roman type and the congregation responds with the indented italicized words.]
We come together to lament with, celebrate with, and care for one another in our community and our world. Because we want to be here with one another, Love is not only at the center but also the opening that invites us to lament, celebrate, and care.
Love Invites us to honor our Interdependence with all beings, in the web of all existence.
Love Invites us to envision a world where all are free from exploitation and the smallest to the largest are protected and nurtured with care and respect.
Love invites us to revel in our uniqueness using Pluralism as our guide.
Love invites us to recognize all beings as sacred and celebrated. Our differences are appreciated and valued: all are equally sacred regardless of culture, theology, and experience.
Love invites us to counter all forms of oppression with Justice.
Love invites us to dismantle all forms of racism and systemic oppression. All people are worthy of thriving.
Love invites us to participate in our individual and collective Transformation.
Love invites us to cultivate change so we may grow spiritually and ethically. We know that we are perfectly imperfect and never finished growing.
Love invites us to connect by opening our hearts to Generosity.
Love invites us to willingly and thoughtfully share our time, talent, and treasure. Our Generosity connects us in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.
Love invites us to create inclusive, Equitable communities.
Love invites us to know, in our hearts, that all people are inherently worthy and have the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
Love invites us to worship together.