Liturgy Lord, today your saints come to you tired.Our demands on ourselves this week have been loud.The voices around us load us downwith ideas about how we can become holier,better leaders, more righteous, more pure, more productive.We want to do your good work in a...
Liturgy O Lord, how lovely it is to be your guest:the winds are sweet;the oaks reach to the skies;the waters like boundless mirrorsand the floating cloudsreflect the sun’s golden rays. Alleluia! We praise you Lord,for the glory of this morning,for the mercies...
Liturgy God of Mystery,as the piano dances a melodyalongside a vocalist, so youaccompany us in our life song. The cello joins in, a welcome bass,a fluttering violin, at times, orchestral unity,in a moment, indignant cacophony,Through it all, you are with us. We come...
Liturgy We gather together on the first Sunday of Advent. After years of sorrow and pestilence,we wait in hope of a bountiful harvest.After a season of solitude and separation,we long for seats at the wedding banquet. Lord God, bless us with eyes to see,bless us with...
Liturgy Welcome to this community that is gathering this morning. You are invited to bring all the messiness in your life.Your confusion, your unease, your uncertainty;all of who you are is welcome to participate. God, will you help us soften our resistance?Will you...
Liturgy Each person gathered here today has astory that is quite different from your own.Collectively, we bring a wild arrangement of lifeexperiences that give strength to our community. As different as we are, we are united in wantingto love and serve those around...
Liturgy You, who are fearfully andwonderfully made, listen.God is with us. You, who are daily renewedby the blood of Christ, look.God is with us. You, who are given life by theHoly Spirit, breathe deeply.God is with us. May we open our hearts to hear the word of God...
Liturgy Jesus, you are the Sonof the living God.In perfect unison,all things were formedby you and through you. Displayed in the utterance of wordand the work of wing was yourglory made known. Though your identity and intentionsremain in question for most,you remain...
Liturgy Jesus walked in the Light of Love,when there was darkness,when there was pain.Jesus loved the sinner,and showed us that the lost can always be found. So we wonder, can’t it be both?When we wake up tired, can’t we still get up?When we’re scared, can’t we still...
Liturgy God of all things,we arrive as a collectiveembodying an abundanceof every human need. God of limitless compassion,we bring our broken hearts before you.Restore the distorted vision in our eyesto see what you see in ourselves and each other. God of limitless...