Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … 18 years of marriage and adventure. Coach God’s favor and mercy in finding employment after being laid off. Coach … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … Grace and mercy for places I need to rest. Sarah My friend and her baby who was born at 29 weeks. Sarah. […]
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Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2019.7.21
Liturgy Pay attention to your breathing for a moment. How it rises and falls, rises and falls, the breath is like love, persevering, enduring, giving, and trusting in it there is no pretending, pretense, or posturing. As we effortlessly receive the nourishment of the breath, may we also join together this morning in training ourselves to effortlessly receive the nourishment […]
Here It Comes
For Kid’s Sunday, Gideon Tsang reflects on the story of Mary and Martha and how we can be present here [Luke 10:38-42]. Reflection How can you invite God into your mess this week? What does it look like to practice your preferred posture of presence? Resources Song: First World Problems (Chance the Rapper) Video: 4 Year Old Mic’d up at […]
Learning Love
Jason Minnix reflects on how we are when it comes to loving people [Luke 10:25-37]. Reflection Where do I sense empty love in my attempts to care for others? How can I receive mercy in those places? Where am I waking up to love’s invitation now? Spiritual Practice Empty Love. Where do I sense empty love in my attempts to […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2019.7.14
Liturgy Open your eyes, friends, and see all that is around you. Close your eyes, friends, and see that which is inside you. Open your ears, friends, and hear the message of love. Close your ears, friends, and hear what you say to yourself. Open your hearts, friends, and become vulnerable to the one who has shown you mercy time […]
Community Prayers 2019.7.14
Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … My dad’s surgery being successful and gratitude for your prayers. Karen My mother who has moved back to San Antonio. For the good things happening in her life. Matt … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … Margins and God’s unlimitless love. Carol A friend who was recently diagnosed with […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2019.7.7
Liturgy We gather together in the presence of a God whose love is freedom, whose touch is healing, whose voice is calm. We meet not in our own strength but in the knowledge that God’s Spirit abides within us, in our liturgy today and in our daily lives when we depart from this place. The blessing receive is shared, in […]