Liturgy Holy One, where I am, and where others are. You are also. As we gather and as others gather in different places, may we always feel you present and constant. Holy One, in our world, people are grieving, praying, and calling on you. Hear those voices, our voices, and our cries. Help us and be amongst us this morning. […]
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Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2018.05.27
Liturgy Let us worship the Triune God. Let us worship the One who spoke in the beginning and created something out of nothing. Let us worship the Triune God. Let us worship the One who took on the clothing of humanity to set those who were oppressed free. Let us worship the Triune God. Let us worship the One whose […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2018.05.20
Liturgy O God, you are Spirit; You are wind; you are breath. You meet us in the wonders of creation, in the awe of wonderful things, in the terror of fearful things. You blow among the fallen leaves, the broken branches, the whining pain, and the whirlwinds of delight. Your wind gently touches our brow with comfort and caress; your […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2018.05.13
Liturgy With joy and delight we gather to praise you, Holy God. We approach you as one community, and thank you for knowing us fully, and not forcing us to be that which we were never created to become. Ever-Creating God, you call us as your children, made in your image, with a divine spark within each of us. We […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2018.05.06
Liturgy Here today there is love, freely available to all. Not our human loving, fragile and intermittent, but God’s supreme love. May a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth, break forth into joyous songs of praise. Here today is love, higher than our loftiest hopes, deeper than the immensities of time and space, God’s inclusive love. Let the […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2018.04.29
Liturgy God of love, plant us in the soil of your grace. Nurture us with the strength of Christ, the vine of everlasting life. Enlighten us with the wisdom of your Spirit, which flows through us today and all days. Abide in us, that we may abide in you and live in your love. We pray in the name of […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2018.04.22
Liturgy We gather together in the presence of our Shepherd God, who calls us each by name, who restores our souls, who leads us in the way of righteousness, and whose goodness and love never stops pursuing us. You are our Shepherd. You provide everything we need. You let us rest in green meadows and lead us beside quiet streams. […]