Liturgy Lord, you are your wordYou are memory when ours failsA deep breath when ours grows shallowAn anchor when we’re unmooredWe lose confidence in you and in ourselvesThat our projects will never completeOur relationships never mendedBut Lord you are sage, mentor, carpenter, friendYou prepare for each harvest,Knowing the plant and the seasonThe days grow shorter to have the long June […]
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Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.10.06
Liturgy Wherever you have come from to be here today,dearly beloved,no matter how frayed or ragged you feel,you are held together by a divineand reconciling love.Along with Saint Patrick, Lord, we remind ourselves of your presence:“Christ with me,Christ before me,Christ behind me,Christ in me,Christ beneath me,Christ above me,Christ when I lie down,Christ when I arise.”God, may our vision be drawn […]
Who Is Vox? The Body of Christ
Nic Acosta continues our fall series “Who Is Vox?” by connecting us to being the Body of Christ by delving into what it might mean to embrace both our Christian pluralism and our collective imperfection. [Colossians 1:15-23] Reflection What wisdom could we learn if we explored the broader history of the church with humility and curiosity? Are there areas of […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.09.29
Liturgy Heavenly Parent, Lord Above,Where do we go to belong to you?Our identities sit like a stone in the sand,Ever shifting, always tumbling,Sinking amidst a world caught in conceit.We want our hearts to belong to you,We want our souls to sing your name.Jesus Christ, Savior to all,How do we embody your grace?We seek out justice but lack the heavenly altitude […]
Why Vox? Why Here? Why Now?
What’s your reason for getting out of bed? Vanessa Maleare begins our fall series “Who Is Vox?” by introducing our communally crafted purpose statement: Vox Veniae (Voice of Grace) is a spiritual community that seeks to embody Christ by fostering collective healing, pursuing justice, and welcoming wanderers, skeptics, and believers. Reflection How have I defined my personal purpose in the […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.09.22
Liturgy The harvest moon welcomes us into a new season.Summer seeds grow to maturityand slow but steady change unfolds,with a new world dawning before our eyes.Divine Sower, you remind us that the best workcomes not through careless and urgent hands,but slow labor rooted in patient love.We hope for a day when all can feasttogether at your table,when the sweat of […]
Know That You Are Loved
What are ways you know you are loved? On the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Brittany Graves connects our spiritual journey, which starts out the size of a mustard seed to seasons of growth and embracing shifts, while nourishing ourselves in Divine Love. [Mark 4:26-34] Reflection When hearing the text for today, what stands out to you in the parable of […]