Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … the extraordinary opportunity to be vaccinated as a high-risk individual in my tiny, isolated town in Costa Rica. Jennifer those who worked and fought to build a comprehensive health care system here. Jennifer … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … my mom, since they found a tumor in […]
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Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.05.30
Liturgy In you, oh God, we have life and community.In the city and in us, may your voice be heard. Unconditional, is the love that you place in our hearts.Everlasting, is the promise of hope you made. We gather as the church.We gather as the disconnected.We gather as the restless. We gather to offer an urban mass:to acknowledge our restlessness,to […]
Reimagining Service
Weylin Lee, Lena Martinez-Wolfinger, Madyson Russell and Kimberly Culbertson reflect together on how Vox is invited to reimagine service in a season of transition and change [Jeremiah 29:4-7]. Reflection What have you appreciated and valued about the Vox community? How has this pandemic created an awareness of needs that you had not noticed before? Practice What’s in the pantry? What […]
Chaotic Good
Nic Acosta reflects on what it looks like for God’s chaotic goodness to interrupt our lives in disruptive and surprising ways [Ezekiel 37:1-14]. Reflection What are some ways that God’s message of hope and redemption has come through into our lives in unexpected or surprising ways? What did we learn? What would it mean to live in such a way […]
Community Prayers 2021.05.16
Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … Gina, her message, and her incredible, invaluable place in our community. Anslee being able to hug my children again. Tony Gina’s Nana, who just had hip surgery at age 90, who is now healing and hopefully will be in less pain. Sam surgery that went smoothly and healing that is ongoing. Sarah … let us […]
Abiding in Love
Weylin Lee reflects on our practice of love in light of what is happening around us and how we’re invited to reflect the love Christ modeled for us [John 15:9-17]. Reflection How do you imagine God’s loving gaze toward you? What would it look like to lay down your ego and practice non-transactional love? How are we creating a more […]
Inhale Our Freedom Exhale Our Fear
Virginia Cumberbatch reflects on God’s invitation for us to experience both individual and collective freedom in the midst of our fears [1 John 4:17-21]. Reflection After a year of quarantine, how will you seek freedom and rest for yourself this spring? As we witness the hate and injustice of the world, how will you support the liberation of others? How […]