Liturgy God of life and love, we are each here in search of the kingdom of heaven within us. Some of us have just found the field, others are digging in it, and some have found the treasure and are rushing to buy the whole field. All of us, wherever we are, are facing various distractions of lesser riches. May […]

Liturgy Vox, God loves all parts of you. Your inner light and darkness, heaviness and ease, they are all loved and welcome, so allow your whole selves here today. Our shadow-selves are necessary parts of us that reinforce our humanity, connection to our community, and to our Lord. Allow this darkness to be brought into God’s light so love can […]

Liturgy Lord Christ, we arise this morning and thank you for the privilege to be alive. Knowing what it cost you on the cross, we thank you for the simple gift of life. We give thanks for our breath. Holy Spirit that fills us and connects us, we thank you for breathing into us. We give thanks to think and […]

Liturgy God of healing and provision, You are attuned to us. You hear our voice. You see our face. You feel our feelings. So into this knowing we come this morning whether by the faith of our own or of a friend, we know you receive us into your presence. Soften in us our places of resistance. Bring forth our […]

Liturgy To look at the outset at times is terrifying. To come to the end of oneself, to see yourself hanging on by mere thread. In our dread, we ask for mercy. We ask for a soft landing. We ask for sure footholds and places to lay our head. Then, somewhere beyond the crippling fear of failure and death, we […]

Liturgy Friends, welcome to this sacred place this morning. Let us pause for a moment to be still and breathe. May we be reminded why we gather as a community We seek community, we seek forgiveness, we seek understanding, we seek wholeness. Let us work together in this space to be the body of Christ, united in mind and in […]

Liturgy God, sometimes language feels so constricting As each word, even your name, gets entangled with our experiences of pain, suffering, and shame. May we practice gentleness with ourselves as we search for words to express I am that I am. You do not push, you do not threaten for your way in our life. Instead you wait for our […]