Liturgy There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.We have walked and lived in darkness, but wehave seen a great light… For a child has been born for us, a son givento us; authority rests upon his shoulders; andhe is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The Wise Men and shepherds saw signsthat foretold Jesus’ […]
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Community Prayers 2021.11.28
Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … this village that makes up the cloud of witnesses (Kelli) … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … my step-dad who passed away and for healing and feeling the nearness of God for my mom (Steve) a family member with lingering COVID, that he may he continue to recover […]
I Am Anything
Sarah Berson reflects on the story of Hannah and her experience through the movements of I am nothing, I am something, and I am anything [1 Samuel 1:4-20]. Reflection What is your suffering stripping from you? What does your nothingness feel like? What belief grounds you in “I am something?” What space is created with your belief that I am […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.11.14
Liturgy Where are we left when things are no longer black and white? Where are we left when expectations are missed,fears are realized, and words are not enough? Ashes make way for ashes.A withered elegy heard in the land.And yet, listen!Laughter and lyre bleed the chordsfrom minor to major. How do these come together by the difference of a breath? […]
Community Prayers 2021.11.14
Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … the rhythms that we continue to practice that remind us that we are something (Hannah) … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … strength and healing for my mother who will be starting dosage of short radiation in the next couple months (Claudia) my sister-in-law who lost her father […]
Confronting Oppression
Weylin Lee reflects on how we are invited to confront the different forms of oppression that Jesus warns about and how some may even be expressed by our own community [Mark 12:38-44]. Reflection What are the ways we can be consumed with ourselves? How might we be able to lay down power in exchange for mutuality? Who are the vulnerable […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.11.07
Liturgy God of our lives, there are days when the burdenswe carry chafe our shoulders and weigh us down;when the road seems dreary and endless,the skies gray and threatening; when our lives have no music in them,and our hearts are lonely,and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light,turn our eyes to wherethe skies are full of […]