God of each, God of all, you never change in your love for us, but you are daily ready to change us from our sinful ways and peculiar idolatries. You continue to shape us as your family.
We are one with sisters around the world.
God of each, God of all, like Mary, one of our sisters of old, our souls praise and magnify your name, for you have remembered the estates, places, and lives of all your creatures made marvelous by your touch.
We are one with sisters around the world.
God of each, God of all, by what you have done, and continue to do, all of us–women, men, children, your whole creation–live in your love and await your final coming to us in splendor. Until that time, let us follow in your way. By what we do, by the choices we make in our life of faith, let us remember …
We are one with sisters around the world.
This is excerpted from the litany “God of each, God of all,” written by Doris Strieter, that appears in Worship Boldly, published by Women of the ELCA. Today we remember Joseph, Guardian of Jesus.
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