Liturgy Most Holy Mystery, open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts this morning to catch a glimpse of God’s vision for our lives and all of creation; to witness the presence of Christ in this place and in one another; to feel the Spirit of God moving around us, among us, and within us. We are drawn together as […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.02.2016
Liturgy Your love, O God, is an active love: engaging, involving, and immersive. It is seen in what you do and not just in what you say: in the blessing of children, in the meals with outcasts, in the touching of those deemed untouchable, in your presence, and how you attend to all who will approach you; And your love, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.25.2016
Liturgy God, you are before all things; beyond all things; And in the midst of all things and all peoples you have made yourself known. In stories of women and men, of communities and nations seeking identity and struggling with their weakness you have made yourself known. In Jesus of Nazareth, in compassion for the outcast, forgiveness for the fallen, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.11.2016
Liturgy Creator God, maker of the stars and the planets, sunsets and ocean breezes. We are blessed, as part of Creation, to share also in the act of creating. You bless us with gifts to use words and figures, give us quick feet and nimble fingers, the ability to improve our world and the lives of those we share this […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 09.04.2016
Liturgy The Spirit of God calls us from many places; from the places we call home and those we occupy for the time being. Yet we all come to this same place; all of us seeking God’s presence in our lives, all of us seeking God’s presence with each other, all of us seeking to work and rest in the […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 08.28.2016
Liturgy God in heaven, thank you for this day you’ve made. Thank you for reminders that you are present. Open our eyes to the beauty you’ve created all around us, that we may see how close it is. Open our hearts to treasure the good things you give us, and to seek those above all else. We begin our worship […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 08.21.2016
Liturgy Heavenly Father, Christ within us, Spirit of our very breath, we offer gratitude for being here today, safe in this place. Still our minds as we open our hearts to your message. Give us mindfulness of our bodies as we breathe in (pause) and out (pause). Help us to release thoughts of our plans for the day, worries about […]