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benediction

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.01.2015

Liturgy We gather today, O Lord of Life, seeking fullness. Not the fullness our world offers, but fullness that comes from you. We spend so much of our lives on things that do not count. Things that promise much and give little. Help us now…today, to find fulfillment in your love, may we discover all you have to give, And […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.22.2015

Liturgy In this season of Lent, teach me your ways, Lord, that I may come down from my heights and be open to the same Spirit who moved over the face of the waters in the first day of creation and moves also over the chaos of this time to fashion a day like this, a world like ours, a […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.15.2015

Liturgy O Holy One, on mountaintops and valley floors you reveal to us the light of your love. Our hearts desire to bask in the amazing glory of your divine presence. Encounter us that we may be changed and transformed. Draw us nearer that we might receive and keep your Holy Spirit. Help us, O Holy One, to live our […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.08.2015

Liturgy Gather us in, the brokenhearted and the joyful. Gather us in, the weak and the strong. Gather us in, the fearful and the brave. Gather us in, the young and the old. Gather us in, to sing of God’s works. Gather us in, to praise Jesus Christ. Gather us in, to worship and wonder. Gather us in, to know […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.01.2015

Liturgy Loving God, let there be: A way of walking that harms not the earth, A way of having that leaves plenty for others, A time for tears that dissolves grief, A time for kindness that heals many wounds, A path of peacemaking that settles strife, A path of justice-seeking that creates hope. Loving God, let there be: A season […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.25.2015

Liturgy Every generation has found its home in you, God our provider, and we discover that every moment spent in your holy presence lasts beyond all imaginable time. You watch over us in the night, protecting and leading, encouraging us to trust and to take courage in following your Son’s teachings. Full of wisdom, Creator of grace, you humbled yourself […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.11.2015

Liturgy The invitation is given to every person by Jesus Christ: “Come to me. Follow me. Be my disciples.” We come to this place, to this time, at the invitation of Jesus Christ. In the name of Jesus the Christ, we accept the invitation to discipleship. In the name of Jesus the Messiah, as his disciples, we worship and praise […]