This call to worship and greeting from God originally appeared in "Living Guarantee—Easter Sunday: Living the Guarantee of Beginning New."
Gathering Sentences
Alleluia! The Lord is risen!
Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.
Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ.
Grace to you and peace from the One who is and who was and who is to come, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, and ruler of the rulers of earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom—priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever!
—adapted from 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 MSG
Revised Common Lectionary
Year C: Easter—Resurrection of the Lord
