See the children, singing in sanctuary laughing, running in the church they are the grapes, the fruit of the vine ones for whom we are all called to be branches We are to be connected, a living, growing, vibrant vine each of us branches, each of us fruits too the fruit of other older branches, all connected in community each growing stronger together, the living vine and the intertwined, supporting branches the fruits of the vine, not merely of individual branches fruits of the whole community, the living vine
May 10, 2009 Call to Worship, Unison Prayer, Scripture Reading: “Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”, adapted from the Wisdom of Sirach 44:1-15, New Testament Reading: John 15:5-12 and sermon, “They Are Our Children Too” by Reverend Huntley Halvorson Suncook United Methodist Church Suncook, NH May 10, 2009 Mother’s Day and weekly lectionary readings: John 15:1-8 and 1 John 4:7-21