Tell the Story of All God’s Wondrous Works
Reader 1: We have a story to tell. Reader 2: A story of a people. Reader 1: A story of miracles. Reader 2: A story of wondrous works. Reader 1: A story of deliverance and rejoicing. Reader 2: A story of a nation. Reader 1: A nation that was part of a covenant, a special promise with God. Reader 2: An everlasting covenant: “I will give you the land of Canaan and so much more than that.” Both: Praise the Lord. Reader 1: This is a story about our heavenly father. Reader 2: One we know so well! Reader 1: One that we should always remember, about God’s faithfulness. Reader 2: And God’s love. Reader 1: God, our God, in charge of the whole earth. Both: Praise the Lord. Reader 2: We keep our eyes open for God, looking for signs of God’s wonders. Reader 1: Wonders in creation, and wonders in the story of God’s people. Reader 2: God’s wondrous works. Reader 1: In the beginning God created— Reader 2: God created us in his image; created us to fill the world and it was good! Reader 1: God made us and invited us to spread the story—the story of God’s love. Reader 2: The story of God’s Son— Reader 1: The story of God’s love. Both: Praise the Lord. Reader 2: We were created to spread the story of God’s wonderful acts; covenant and miracles. Reader 1: The covenant that God made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob— Reader 2: Saying you will inherit a land, a kingdom, a new life. Reader 1: The covenant that covered Joseph, Moses, and Aaron. Reader 2: Miracles that gave God’s people the freedom they so desired. Reader 1: The covenant that saved Joseph from slavery. Reader 2: And the Lord filled Joseph with wisdom. Reader 1: The covenant that gave Israel the promised land, Reader 2: Despite their fear and disobedience. Reader 1: The covenant that led God’s people out of Egypt. Reader 2: Egypt was glad when they left. Reader 1: They were filled with fear and awe towards the God of the Israelites. Reader 2: The God that saved his people. Reader 1: The Israelites had done nothing to earn their freedom, yet God kept his promise. Reader 2: God said: “Don’t you dare lay a hand on my anointed; don’t hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets!” Reader 1: God guided his people out of Egypt into the desert, yet God kept them safe at night and gave them food during the day. Reader 2: God gave his people water that gushed out from a rock and flowed like a river into the desert. Reader 1: God filled them with the bread of heaven. Both: Praise the Lord. Reader 2: Give thanks to our Lord and call on his name. Reader 1: Tell everyone what God has done. Reader 2: Give thanks; sing praises; tell of God’s glory and rejoice. Reader 1: Let us seek the Lord and rejoice! Reader 2: The Lord is our strength, our song, our salvation. Reader 1: We have received the story of God’s wondrous works. Reader 2: Sing to him! Reader 1: Sing songs to him! Reader 2: Let us sing to God for as long as we live. Reader 1: O give thanks to the Lord! Call upon his name. Reader 2: Make known God’s deeds among the peoples! Reader 1: Sing to him; sing psalms to him; talk of all God’s wondrous works! Reader 2: Glory in God’s holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Reader 1: Seek the Lord and his strength; seek God’s face evermore! Reader 2: Remember God’s marvelous works which he has done. Reader 1: Let us tell that story. Reader 2: We have a story to tell. Both: Praise the Lord.
