Liturgy Jesus, friend,we walk through the doors todayheavy with the tolls of the week—its entropies and ecstasies,its griefs and mercies.Jesus, friend,come sit with us today.Some days, we confess,we are overwhelmed by the choices,the chaos that we sweep into our dustpansno sooner emptied than back on the floor.On days like those, our hearts break softlyfor a friend to walk with us.Jesus, […]
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Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.07.28
Liturgy God of heaven, you see what all of us need.You long to gather us like chicks under your wing.You offer comfort and protection, a place of rest.Thank you for giving us all that we need.God of earth, you see what the vulnerable need.You want to feed each of your lambs.You give sustenance to both body and spirit.Thank you for […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.07.21
Liturgy Heavenly Mother, Creator Above,What if we, your people in the hills,Can find no space for miracles?Our pasture turns to concrete,Our dreams to coal,Our songs misunderstood as our own elegy,Where are we to go?Lead us to the shore, Oh Lord.Reveal to us the abundance of your creation.We are ready to stand in faith.Jesus Christ, Radical Savior,What if we cannot find […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.07.14
Liturgy Joy comes with the morningThe kids are downThe dishes are awayOur pets stand guard(Or act like they do)Joy comes with the morningOur minds settle, or perhaps they begin their footmarchPerhaps our tears beginPerhaps we are a mother to our tearsAs the Psalms say,Weeping may tarry for the night,But joy comes with the morningLord, here’s to the anger,To the laughter,To […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.06.10
Liturgy For the dreams we chase, Lord you are constantWhen we fail to see the forest from the trees—Lord, you created them bothThe architect of bark, of stream, of meadow We reach out to you LordWith hands that are new and softAnd hands that are calloused and withered As we grow to reflect the divinity of your designThe oaks, the […]
Liturgy, Reflection, & Benediction 2024.06.23
Liturgy We arrive here together this morning as embodied beings.Steady our breath, Holy Spirit, as we seek your peace. In these our bodies this week,we have seen and felt and heard the world.Thank you, Lord, for those moments whenphysical sensation has led to joy. But our bodies have also seized our attention this week in painful ways: We feel the aches […]
Liturgy, Reflection & Benediction 2024.06.16
Liturgy Father, I stretch my hand to thee — for no other help I know. Oh, my Rose ofSharon, my shelter in the time of storm.My Prince of Peace, my hope in this harsh land.We come to you waiting for freedom, We come to you crying forjustice, We come to you longing for peace.We bow before you this morning to […]