Liturgy Think of a moment when someone that you least expected to see suddenly stands before you. A moment when something you had lost is found again, and you can scarcely believe your eyes. Think of a moment when your fear was suddenly proved unfounded and you were surprised by joy. This morning symbolizes such a moment. We resign ourselves […]

Liturgy O Christ, you entered the city as a poor man not not in style but in simplicity, yet still you caused uproar, and raised questions everywhere; you drew the expectations of a hungry crowd, and brought buried conflicts to the light. May we, who are sometimes swayed by the crowd’s approval, and who often avoid conflict for fear of […]

Liturgy Restore us, O Living God, by the breath of your Spirit, for some of us are wilted and weary on this journey toward Easter, anxious for restoration to come once and for all. Hear our voices crying out amidst the ashes, where we hide to wait for a new day. Let us not be bound to the earth by […]

Liturgy Between the setting of the sun and the coming of the dawn, your love sustains us, Everlasting God. Your story give us hope for the morning. Remind us when the shadows grow long and dark, that greater is the Holy Spirit who is in us, than he who is in the world. Remind us when sadness and pain come, […]

Liturgy Holy and Beloved God, it is hard to hope when all seems lost. The darkness has a way of fuzzing our vision, of taking our eyes off of your holy light. It’s hardest to see your light when our eyes are shut – shut to you, shut to each other, and shut to the suffering that is just barely […]

Liturgy Lent calls us to journey, this and every day, following Jesus wherever he leads us. Lent calls us to journey: to the place where God covenants with us, to receive the new names we are given. Lent calls us to worship together, to tell future generations the good news. Lent calls us to practice justice, to bring God’s hope […]

Liturgy Each person gathered here today has a story that is quite different from your own. Collectively, we bring a wild arrangement of life experiences that give strength to our community. As different as we are, we are united in wanting to love and serve those around us. Some of us have energy for it now, and others do not. […]