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benediction

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.12.2016

Liturgy Creator God, maker of the stars and the planets, sunsets and ocean breezes. We are blessed, as part of Creation, to share also in the act of creating. You bless us with gifts to use words and figures, give us quick feet and nimble fingers, the ability to improve our world and the lives of those we share this […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.05.2016

Liturgy Good God, Creator of the world, draw us into prayer and celebration as we gather to remember the gifts of your earth and the stewardship you have entrusted to us as tillers and tenders in your image. We know that in the gathering of your people, power is present among us; your Holy Spirit stirs and moves and gives […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.29.2016

Liturgy Teach us the courage, O God, to turn from what seems so natural, so safe: the way of grasping power, and befriending the powerful, in the hope of protection and security. Teach us the humility, O God, to turn from what is so enticing, so persuasive: the way of accumulating things, and trusting in wealth, in the hope of […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.22.2016

Liturgy The Spirit of God calls us from many places; some of us come from busy homes with many people, some of us live alone. We are all part of the family. This week has been different for each of us; some of us have happy news we want to celebrate, some of us face grief and need comforting. We […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.15.2016

Liturgy Lord, in your resurrection we have seen your power. In rising to Heaven, we have seen your majesty. You have asked us to be patient and promised us your peace, a Guide through the present darkness to give us Light we cannot create or stir up on our own. This Light is your faithfulness to us, your presence that […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.08.2016

Liturgy We believe in God, who speaks through prophets and angels and lifts our gaze up to high and beautiful paths and peaks. We believe in Christ Jesus, free of corruption, yet willingly numbered among the sinners, baptized in the waters of the Jordan. We believe in the Spirit, who rested on Jesus like a dove, and inspired him with […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 05.01.2016

Liturgy Pour out your Spirit upon us as we gather, God of our salvation: so your grace might strengthen us for service; so your peace might calm our troubled souls; so your hope might mend our broken hearts. You poured out your life that we might be filled with the gift of salvation. You humbled yourself that we might be […]