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Litany for General Use

This litany focuses on the theme of "Emmanuel" and how God is present with us in various aspects of church life. It draws on Matthew 1:18-25 and highlights the different ministries and roles within a church community. The text language is English.

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Litany for General Use

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  1. Litany for General Use (for churches that do not light an Advent wreath or wish to do the offering in one focus, using Mathew 1:18-25 )

  2. Leader: Matthew’s gospel quotes the prophet Isaiah saying, Look the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God with us.” (Mt. 1:22) People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  3. Leader: We are reminded when a pastor preaches Bethlehem, pushes a committee, counsels a couple, celebrates communion. People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  4. Leader: We are reminded when a chaplain prays by a hospital bed, shares memories in an army café, explores questions on a campus, answers worries in a correctional institution. People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  5. Leader: We are reminded by music – the organ’s prelude, the praise band’s percussion, the choir’s cantata, the liturgical dancers, the choir director’s kindness to a wobbling alto. People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  6. Leader: We are reminded when a Christian educator plays holy, teaches faith practices or ties on a pair of lost angel wings. People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  7. Leader: We are reminded when the sexton makes the wedding perfect, the funeral peaceful and the Christmas wax drips disappear. People: Emmanuel – God is with us in all times and all places.

  8. We are reminded when a youth minister plays paintball, manages a mission trip, listens to the lonely. We are reminded when pastoral counselors make the way clear or mission personnel take paths far from our experience. We are reminded when a conference minister helps a search committee or a seminary professor shapes a new call.

  9. Emmanuel, God who is coming and yet is always with us, we give you thanks for those in our midst and in communities of faith throughout this country and around the globe who remind us of your presence. They offer their gifts of emmanu-ministry at Christmas time and throughout the year in small and great ways. We present them with our gifts of appreciation and ask your blessing on our offering and on their lives that they may receive again the grace they share. Amen

  10. Collection of the Annual Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and Emergency Fund gifts should include explanation of the four uses (pension and health supplements, emergency assistance and Christmas Gift checks.)

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