When you feel joy… how do you know? On the eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Gena St. David, delves into the relationship between joy and grief, and points us to how embodying joy can be an act of sacred resistance. [2 Samuel 6:14-19] Reflection When you’re experiencing joy what do you sound like? When your body feels joy, what do you […]
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Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.06.10
Liturgy For the dreams we chase, Lord you are constantWhen we fail to see the forest from the trees—Lord, you created them bothThe architect of bark, of stream, of meadow We reach out to you LordWith hands that are new and softAnd hands that are calloused and withered As we grow to reflect the divinity of your designThe oaks, the […]
Let Your Whole Life Sing
In a world bent on dividing and condemning, how might we listen to and seek reconciliation with the complex song our whole life is singing? On the sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Christopher Mack seeks illumination on the intimacy shared between David and Jonathan, and what it teaches us about loving ourselves and loving our enemies. [2 Samuel 1:23-27] Reflection What […]
Sabbath Sunday [July 7]
As we practice our Summer rhythm of Sabbath Sundays, we won’t be meeting for liturgy at Vesper the first Sunday of each month in June, July, and August. Rather than a formal gathering, we’ll have chances to meet up for casual meals or hangouts. On July 7th, we will have 2 different options to connect with the community, depending on […]
Greenhouse Art Camp [Aug 2-4]
We are excited to share that Vox will be holding our very first weekend-long art camp for our Greenhouse children to participate in! Camp will take place at Vesper August 2nd-4th, and is meant to be an affordable opportunity for Voxlings to learn from the skilled artists in our community, connect over hands-on activities, and have some fun together. Class […]
Holy Bodies
How might your life work differently when you can feel in your body the joy, safety, and pleasure of which the psalmist writes? On this Pride Sunday, Amy Wolfgang encourages us to feel the embodied confidence of God beside, before, and within our being. [Psalm 16:8-11] Reflection How can our community go before and beside those in fear of their […]
Liturgy, Reflection, & Benediction 2024.06.23
Liturgy We arrive here together this morning as embodied beings.Steady our breath, Holy Spirit, as we seek your peace. In these our bodies this week,we have seen and felt and heard the world.Thank you, Lord, for those moments whenphysical sensation has led to joy. But our bodies have also seized our attention this week in painful ways: We feel the aches […]