(Part of yesterday's liturgy at Bethany United Church of Christ, Seattle, Washington)
Leader: So I say to you, seek God and discover God and make God a power in your life.
People: Without God all of your efforts turn to ashes and our sunrises into darkest nights.
Leader: Without God, life is a meaningless drama with the decisive scenes missing.
People: But with God, we are able to rise from the fatigue of despair to the buoyancy of hope. With God, we are able to rise from the midnight of desperation to the daybreak of joy.
Leader: Love yourself, if that means rational, healthy, and moral self-interest. You are commanded to do that. That is the length of life.
People: Love your neighbor as you love yourself. You are commanded to do that. That is the breadth of life.
Leader: But never forget that there is a first and even greater commandment,
People: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the height of life. And when you do this you live the complete life.
Leader: Come, let us worship God – as worship at its best is a social experience with people of all levels of life coming together to realize their oneness and unity under God!
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