Liturgy Break the box and shed the nard; Stop not now to count the cost; Hither bring pearl, opal, sard; Reck not what the poor have lost; Upon Christ throw all away: Know ye, this is Easter Day. Build His church and deck His shrine; Empty though it be on earth; Ye have kept your choicest wine – Let it […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.24.13
Liturgy Holy are you, God of infinite imagination, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our Hope, our Lord and Savior. He should have been clothed in royal robes of purple and gold, but put on the uniform of a condemned prisoner, so we could be clothed in your grace. He should have been given every honor the world has, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.17.13
Liturgy We are called by God to be the church of Jesus Christ, a sign in the world today of what God intends for all time. To bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and to comfort […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.10.13
Liturgy God of the lost, the least, and all who long for home, when we wander from your ways and waste the gifts you have given us, welcome us back, we pray, so that we may celebrate and rejoice in your presence forever. We give thanks and worship, praising the name of you, the Father, you, the Son, and you, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 03.03.13
Liturgy We gather today, O Lord of Life, seeking fullness. Not the fullness our world offers, but fullness that comes from You. We spend so much of our lives on things that do not count. Things that promise much and give little. Help us now… today, to find fulfillment in Your love, May we discover all you have to give, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.24.13
Liturgy Let us continue our worship in this season of Lent. And Jesus, while up on the mountain, was transfigured before them…. In such blinding brightness, his common-day clothes— dazzling white as no eyes on earth had ever seen. Friends caught a bewildered glimpse of who he really was. O Christ, take us to the mountain. Transform our everyday lives, […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.17.13
Liturgy Today is the first Sunday in the season of Lent. Let us begin with a reading of Christ’s journey in the desert before he begins his ministry. The Fountain thirsts, the Bread is hungry here. The Light is dark, the Word without a voice. When darkness speaks it seems so light and clear. Now He must dare, with us, […]