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 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 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 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 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 […]

Liturgy Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, who destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, who has forgiven our sins according to the riches of his grace, and has made known to us the mystery of his will. This is our […]

Liturgy Lord, we who live in a world of cities, tall buildings, suburbs, and gated communities, don’t necessarily know what sheep are like or what shepherding entails. Sometimes we do feel like sheep in our world being herded by dos and don’ts, oughts and ought naughts, media, and voices we don’t even recognize. Sometimes the din of the voices gets […]