Liturgy We are called by God to be the church of Jesus Christ, a sign in the world today of what God intends for all time. To bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and to comfort […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.10.13
Liturgy God of the lost, the least, and all who long for home, when we wander from your ways and waste the gifts you have given us, welcome us back, we pray, so that we may celebrate and rejoice in your presence forever. We give thanks and worship, praising the name of you, the Father, you, the Son, and you, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.03.13
Liturgy We gather today, O Lord of Life, seeking fullness. Not the fullness our world offers, but fullness that comes from You. We spend so much of our lives on things that do not count. Things that promise much and give little. Help us now… today, to find fulfillment in Your love, May we discover all you have to give, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.24.13
Liturgy Let us continue our worship in this season of Lent. And Jesus, while up on the mountain, was transfigured before them…. In such blinding brightness, his common-day clothes— dazzling white as no eyes on earth had ever seen. Friends caught a bewildered glimpse of who he really was. O Christ, take us to the mountain. Transform our everyday lives, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.17.13
Liturgy Today is the first Sunday in the season of Lent. Let us begin with a reading of Christ’s journey in the desert before he begins his ministry. The Fountain thirsts, the Bread is hungry here. The Light is dark, the Word without a voice. When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear. Now He must dare, with us, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.10.13
Liturgy Listen! God, our beloved Creator, whispers to us: echoes of grace sound in our hearts, hope resonates in our souls. Listen! Christ, our Beloved friend, calls to us: faithfulness is the life he shares, generosity is the path we can follow. Listen, the Holy Spirit, our beloved Peace, transforms us: the voice of our Beloved sound through all creation, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.03.13
Liturgy In this place of worship, in the places we live and where we work, The Spirit of the Lord is upon us. The Spirit of the Lord is in us. Anointing us, Sending us. To bring good news, to bind up, to proclaim favor, to comfort, to provide, to loosen. The day of the Lord is coming. The day […]