Call to Worship (based on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
So many different people
each coming from a different place,
nearer or farther, however we measure distance,
bearing different gifts, unique, precious,
bestowed by the One Spirit
who calls each one here,
calls all of us together,
assembling …
creating …
Let us worship God!
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,
1 Corinthians 12:4
Image: “Winter Landscape with Braband Church” (detail), Christian David Gebauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Matters of Interpretation 