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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.23.11

Liturgy Living God, thank you for never leaving us alone in the work you call us to do. We thank you for leading each of us here to Austin and everyone who works and is connected within our small community. Thank you for the richness of experience, the diversity of gifting, the depth of hope, the quality of commitment all […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.16.11

Liturgy Lord, you made all things, and you made us in your image, and saw that it was good. We thank you for your work of creation, for the beauty we enjoy, for human skill and artistry. We thank you for community, friendship and love, for family and marriage, for the privilege of parenthood. And above all we thank you […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.02.11

Liturgy O God of new beginnings and wonderful surprises, thank you for the gift of a new year. May it be a time of grace for all we meet, a time to grow in faith and love, a time to renew our commitment to following your Son, Jesus. May it be a year of blessing for us, a time to […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.21.10

Liturgy Lord Jesus Christ, who teaches us to love our enemies, and those who defame and injure us, and to pray for them and forgive them; Who also prayed for your enemies, who crucified you: grant us, we pray, the spirit of reconciliation and meekness, that we may heartily forgive every injury and be reconciled with our enemies. Grant us […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.14.10

Liturgy O God of peace and love, Companion in solitude, Protector in exile, You inhabit the shadows of our communities. Show us the way to stand against injustice, to protect and nurture life, to live nonviolently. Help us to embrace simplicity, to be mindful of the value of all things, to care tenderly for others. Teach us to conserve and […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.31.10

Liturgy We believe that God the Father, Good Creator and giver of life, Calls us to love all creation And care for it as respectful stewards, To do justice, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with God. We believe that Jesus Christ, Sent from God to save and lead us, Teaches us to love God with heart, soul, mind, […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 10.24.10

Liturgy Lord Jesus Christ, pierce our souls with your love that we may always long for you. You, the bread of angels and the fulfillment of the soul’s deepest desires. May our hearts always hunger and feed on what you provide, so that our souls may be filled with sweetness in your presence. May our souls thirst for you, the […]