Stories tagged:
confession

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.19.2017

Liturgy We come to God, seeking that which can only be explained through mystery: Love without end. Here, we come to seek God’s will, and his assurance. To find his presence dwelling in our words, singing, laughter, tears, and on the faces of our neighbors. May God awaken our every sense, to see his Kingdom come, his will be done, […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.12.2017

Liturgy Welcome, welcome, welcome. We welcome everything that comes to us today, because we know it’s for our healing. We welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. We let go of our desire for power and control. We let go of our desire for affection, esteem, approval and pleasure. We let go of our desire for survival and […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.05.2017

Liturgy Today, we are open — open to the One who forever invites us into peace and understanding. We open our arms, and our hands to those who do not reflect our preferences, or our perspectives. May our feet be moved by God’s love alone. We open our breath to be deepened, our minds to be sharpened, and we open […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.29.2017

Liturgy God in heaven, we come here today humbled by your mercy. Open our hearts to hear your messages of grace. Jesus, you walked as one of us, and knew of suffering we hope we will never understand. You showed us the true nature of God’s wisdom: in all things, at all times, love one another. Holy Spirit, guide our […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.08.2017

Liturgy Almighty God, Our lives are full of striving, Our lives are full of haste. We expect your blessings, Lord, But we resist the cadence of your will. Form and function, we are fallen, Proud and panicked, we feel lost. We ask for strength to bear our burdens, Show us the enormity of your love. Grant us peace and patience, […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.01.2017

Liturgy Lord, as this new year dawns, welcome. Welcome into our world and into our lives. Sow light in our hearts. Let it germinate and grow and bring forth fruit. Birth in us something new. Let your peace take root. Nurture it, encourage it to flourish. Let your love blossom with the fragrance of patience and compassion. Let it strengthen […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.18.2016

Liturgy Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent, and we light the fourth candle of Advent for love. God, you could have come with miracle and magic, in a flash of light, in a hurricane of judgment so that the earth shook and the universe trembled. But you chose to come in a baby’s newborn cry. You chose to make […]