Liturgy Lord Jesus Christ, who teaches us to love our enemies, and those who defame and injure us, and to pray for them and forgive them; Who also prayed for your enemies, who crucified you: grant us, we pray, the spirit of reconciliation and meekness, that we may heartily forgive every injury and be reconciled with our enemies. Grant us […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.14.10
Liturgy O God of peace and love, Companion in solitude, Protector in exile, You inhabit the shadows of our communities. Show us the way to stand against injustice, to protect and nurture life, to live nonviolently. Help us to embrace simplicity, to be mindful of the value of all things, to care tenderly for others. Teach us to conserve and […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.07.10
Liturgy Father of light, in you is found no shadow of change but only the fullness of life and limitless truth. Open our hearts to the voice of your Word and free us from the original darkness that shadows our vision. Restore our sight that we may look upon your Son who calls us to repentance and a change of […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.31.10
Liturgy We believe that God the Father, Good Creator and giver of life, Calls us to love all creation And care for it as respectful stewards, To do justice, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with God. We believe that Jesus Christ, Sent from God to save and lead us, Teaches us to love God with heart, soul, mind, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.24.10
Liturgy Lord Jesus Christ, pierce our souls with your love that we may always long for you. You, the bread of angels and the fulfillment of the soul’s deepest desires. May our hearts always hunger and feed on what you provide, so that our souls may be filled with sweetness in your presence. May our souls thirst for you, the […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.17.10
Liturgy Holy are you, God of infinite imagination, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our Hope, our Lord and Savior. He should have been clothed in royal robes of purple and gold, but put on the uniform of a condemned prisoner, so we could be clothed in your grace. He should have been given every honor the world has, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.10.10
Liturgy O Lord who is greater than the most powerful forces in this world, enable us to be still and know that you are God. O Father, who answers out of the whirlwind of everyday life, breathe in us your Holy Spirit to strengthen, comfort, and guide us in the midst of our storms. O still, small voice, speak to […]