Liturgy Lord God, we come to you this morning as fragile beings. Oftentimes, we hide our vulnerability from each other declaring ourselves weak and unloveable. We’ve calloused our delicate hearts to survive our daily hardships. Unknowingly, these hardened hearts have...
Liturgy Weariness fills our bones, Our aching bodies swell. Friends, how can we endure? We look to those who have come before us— To Moses, whose feet had known only trouble Until you planted them on holy ground. Our spirits are freighted With the pain of those we...
Liturgy Welcome Vox. Welcome to this safe space, this holy place where our faithful endurance has brought us together. It’s true, our endurance is often sourced from the pain and challenges of daily life, but let us now rest, be, and breathe. Let us lean into each...
Liturgy We are beloved fools, all of us, for believing the airbrushed lies and shrink-wrapped promises of the voices that whisper you are not enough. This morning, Vox family, may we attune ourselves to the stern voice of compassion proclaiming in our midst: Relent....
Liturgy As we enter into this time and space, let’s invite our bodies and minds to settle in. Let’s feel our feet grounding, and our breath inviting life. Welcome here what is present now. Gather your brokenness, gather your longing, and welcome what is present now....
Liturgy Pay attention to your breathing for a moment. How it rises and falls, rises and falls, the breath is like love, persevering, enduring, giving, and trusting in it there is no pretending, pretense, or posturing. As we effortlessly receive the nourishment of the...
Liturgy Open your eyes, friends, and see all that is around you. Close your eyes, friends, and see that which is inside you. Open your ears, friends, and hear the message of love. Close your ears, friends, and hear what you say to yourself. Open your hearts, friends,...
Liturgy We gather together in the presence of a God whose love is freedom, whose touch is healing, whose voice is calm. We meet not in our own strength but in the knowledge that God's Spirit abides within us, in our liturgy today and in our daily lives when we depart...
Liturgy This morning, let us begin our liturgy with a contemplative meditation. For families, we invite your children to participate as well. Close your eyes, and notice your breath. Bring your shoulders up to your ears, and release them down to your back. Take a deep...
Liturgy Lord God, we come to this place, our church, to receive your healing word, Surround ourselves in your tangible love, and relax in your never-ending grace. We come here knowing that you accept us wholly and without question, just as we are. Whether with open or...