Liturgy When raging storms are knocking the floorboards apart,when shrouded skies suddenly dump their weight onto the roof,when the windows could give at any moment to the fierce winds,there is much we put to sleep in order to keep on going. For what we’ve weathered...
Liturgy Holy and Beloved God,From near and far we come, arriving in pieces,connected yet broken, fatigued from a year apart,longing for reunion, safety, and past comfort. We enter unsure of what we will find.May we embrace your mystery.We come clinging to control.May...
Liturgy Welcome, welcome, welcome.We welcome all that comes to us today.We are made of our experiences. Those that teach us joy,those that teach us pain,and those that teach us comfort. We are made of times that teachus when we need to move,and when we need to be...
Liturgy In you, oh God, we have life and community.In the city and in us, may your voice be heard. Unconditional, is the love that you place in our hearts.Everlasting, is the promise of hope you made. We gather as the church.We gather as the disconnected.We gather as...
Liturgy Welcome to this community that is gathering this morning. You are invited to bring all the messiness in your life.Your confusion, your unease, your uncertainty;all of who you are is welcome to participate. God, will you help us soften our resistance?Will you...
Liturgy Each person gathered here today has astory that is quite different from your own.Collectively, we bring a wild arrangement of lifeexperiences that give strength to our community. As different as we are, we are united in wantingto love and serve those around...
Liturgy You, who are fearfully andwonderfully made, listen.God is with us. You, who are daily renewedby the blood of Christ, look.God is with us. You, who are given life by theHoly Spirit, breathe deeply.God is with us. May we open our hearts to hear the word of God...
Liturgy Jesus, you are the Sonof the living God.In perfect unison,all things were formedby you and through you. Displayed in the utterance of wordand the work of wing was yourglory made known. Though your identity and intentionsremain in question for most,you remain...
Liturgy Jesus walked in the Light of Love,when there was darkness,when there was pain.Jesus loved the sinner,and showed us that the lost can always be found. So we wonder, can’t it be both?When we wake up tired, can’t we still get up?When we’re scared, can’t we still...
Liturgy God of all things,we arrive as a collectiveembodying an abundanceof every human need. God of limitless compassion,we bring our broken hearts before you.Restore the distorted vision in our eyesto see what you see in ourselves and each other. God of limitless...