Remembering the Faithful and Those Who Wait by Every Sort of Tomb

Last week, I wrote a Call to Worship for our pre-recorded worship service.  We've been celebrating the lives of women in the Bible, and last week, we focused on Mary Magdalene.  But I made the call a bit more general and inclusive.  It can also function as a prayer.

Below is the video, and below the video, the words.

We remember the lives of those who have served faithfully, those to whom the church hasn’t always shown the same fidelity.

We celebrate those who make sure the necessary tasks are done: the cooking, the cleaning, the caring, the chores that get us to the place where we will meet God.

We honor those who wait by every sort of tomb, those faithful who are hollowed out by grief.

We know that there is more than one way to be faithful to God’s calling. We pray for discernment and wisdom.