Year A: Worship aids for the Revised Common Lectionary (Prayers for the Seasons of God's People: Worship Aids for the Revised Common Lectionary)

Pastors and worship leaders know that one encounters God through the reading of Scripture in worship. They sometimes have difficulty however in integrating the days readings from the lectionary with the other elements of worship. While worshippers usually meet the biblical text face to face in the sermon David Hostetter believes that it would be better if they were attuned to hear the Word throughout the whole of worship.. This book will help pastors and other leaders weave the themes of the days lections throughout the worship service. Entries for each Sunday of the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary include: . Call to Worship Invocation Prayer of Confession and Declaration of Pardon Prayer of the Day Prayer of Thanksgiving Prayer of Dedication Offertory Prayer Prayer of Intercession and Commemoration One-sentence introductions to each of the lections.