What is Divine goodness inviting us into? On the fourth Sunday of Easter, giving his last homily as a pastor at Vox, Weylin Lee recalls moments of Divine goodness through the restoration of contemplation, comfort through solidarity, and mercy through nonviolence. ...
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Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2025.03.09
Liturgy Lord, we seek results and answersWe fail to give our uncertainty up to youThis is our song of lamentOh God of perfect graceHelp us to remember that you workwithin our lives constantlyWhen the Adversary breeds contemptWe stir love and good worksWhen the...
Fasting from Our Exhausted Selves
What do we need to let go of in order to bear good fruit in our lives? On the first Sunday of Lent Christopher Mack looks to Jesus’ triumph over evil, injustice, and suffering as opening a way for us to ground pain in Divine Love . [Luke 4:1-13] As we begin Lent, is...
The Embodied Practice of the Way of Christ
If our practice of faith is to be aligned with the way of Christ, what are we invited to embody? practice? On the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Weylin Lee grounds us in a nonreactive posture of engaging with presence and intention toward others. [James 1:22-27]...
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.01.28
Liturgy We come to sit with you now, our Mother God.You have made all things and provided what we need.We are like weaned children,Drawing close to feel your presence,Our souls stilled and quieted within us.For you, Oh God, are our source and our solace,Our hope and...
What is our discernment rooted in?
How has pride in our knowledge limited our ability to love? On the fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Weylin Lee invites us into a practice of discernment rooted in mutuality that respects difference, embodied contemplation, and a freedom that protects the vulnerable. [1...
Liturgy, Reflection, Benediction 2023.7.16
Liturgy Let us prepare our hearts for God’s holy workWe ready ourselves for Divine disruption As the earth longs to flourish and the people dream of restGod has promised to show us the way Setting down our egos, taking up our faithWe seek the seeds of transformation...
Reimagining Growth
How does reflecting on God’s abundance impact your willingness to consent to God’s movement in your life? Weylin Lee considers a parable of Jesus on growth. How might we reimagine our relationship to God’s abundance and how we expand our lives beyond ourselves?...
A Contemplative Life: How Receptivity & Action Create a New World
Lauri Raymond reflects on how embracing contemplative prayer opens us to the Love, Wisdom and Wholeness of God that transforms us individually and collectively. [Ephesians 3:14-19] Reflection What is getting in the way of vulnerability and trust?How can I spend more...
Meditation of the Heart
Kelly Cutbirth reflects on how we might facilitate meditation of the heart especially in the challenging circumstances we face [Psalm 19]. Reflection What kind of song is your heart singing this morning?In what area of your life do you feel the need to hide parts of...


