Liturgy Precious God, take us in this morning as a mother greets her child. Wrap your arms around us and smile at our presence. Pick us up from the scrapes and falls we experienced this week. Wipe our noses and cheeks from the tears and troubles we are facing. Show us...
Liturgy “The miracle of life” has become a catchphrase that cannot even begin to contain the actual miracle of your life. The infinite and finite microscopic particles that perform one single minute function to operate one component of one cell on repeat endlessly so...
Liturgy We gather: a community of faith in God’s subversive world. We gather to celebrate that no darkness can extinguish Light, to remember that Love will always be more powerful than hate, and to trust that Peace will always be stronger than violence. We gather: a...
Liturgy Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word. As we approach the new year, grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives toward all people; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with...
Liturgy Sometimes it feels like all we hear are stories of pain and trauma, of fighting and discord, stories of disaster and destruction, of people hurting and abusing each other. We could use some good news. This morning, let us take a deep breath. [pause here for...
Liturgy You, who are participants in the glory of Love, listen. God is here. You, who are renewed to new life with each rain, look. God is here. You, who are given breath so you can speak, breathe deeply. God is here. We open our hearts to hear the word of God today....
Liturgy Holy One, in this season of Advent, we wait for you to break into our worlds, unexpectedly. Help us to stay awake, to participate, and look for signs of your hope. We pray for your peace in this world when you will settle things fairly between nations, and...
Liturgy Holy God, we thank you for your gifts of mercy and life. We remember you are a generous God, and want us to flourish and live life freely and abundantly in your service to our world. Heavenly Father, by your remarkable gift of grace, you allow us, finite...
Liturgy God of justice, peace and righteousness, be in our midst this morning. Breathe your breath, your Spirit of life, your energy, your enlivening, your imagination on us. Wake us up, Open our eyes, Unplug our ears that we might hear, that we might see, that we...
Liturgy Come with your questions, come with your awe, for the God who broods over the chaos meets us in this place. Come with your energy, come with your weariness, for the God who breathes new life into the dust meets us in this place. Come with your sadness, come...