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benediction

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.16.14

Liturgy Come with your questions, come with your awe, for the God who broods over the chaos meets us in this place. Come with your energy, come with your weariness, for the God who breathes new life into the dust meets us in this place. Come with your sadness, come with your joy, for the God who dared to become […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.09.2014

Liturgy You call us to wait on you, Lord, but we get tired of waiting. Your answers to our prayers, Your call for us to serve you, the promise of your coming Kingdom, they all seem to take so long. You tell us to watch for your coming, Lord, but we’re unsure how to prepare for… a thief in the […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.02.2014

Liturgy Teach us the courage, O God, to turn from what seems so natural, so safe: the way of grasping power, and befriending the powerful, in the hope of protection and security. Teach us the humility, O God, to turn from what is so enticing, so persuasive: the way of accumulating things, and trusting in wealth, in the hope of […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.19.14

Liturgy We are called to be people of faith in the midst of the world, and so we mix our worship and our work, our faith and our life. We gather here as people who live in the world and yet, we gather as people who have been called to see our world from a different viewpoint. God calls us […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.12.14

Liturgy Let us pray. O God of our hearts, You yearn to be close to us that we might know you in every breath, in every hope, in every relationship. Meet us this week and teach us to recognize the covenant of justice, peace and love you have written on our hearts. May your desires become our desires, your work […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.05.14

Liturgy The Word you spoke, and keep speaking, O God, is the life, the sustenance, of all that is – seen and unseen. The Life you gave, and keep giving, O Christ, is the recreation, the renewed birth of every broken, wounded and sinful creature. The breath you breathed, and keep breathing, O Spirit, is the inspiration for creativity, compassion […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.28.14

Liturgy O God of our hearts, You yearn to be close to us that we might know you in every breath, in every hope, in every relationship. May we in turn, draw close to one another to build your kingdom and your church. Teach us to recognize the covenant of justice, peace and love you have written on our hearts. […]