Liturgy Holy and Beloved God, it is hard to hope when all seems lost. The darkness has a way of fuzzing our vision, of taking our eyes off of your holy light. It’s hardest to see your light when our eyes are shut – shut to you, shut to each other, and shut to the...
Liturgy Lent calls us to journey, this and every day, following Jesus wherever he leads us. Lent calls us to journey: to the place where God covenants with us, to receive the new names we are given. Lent calls us to worship together, to tell future generations the...
Liturgy Each person gathered here today has a story that is quite different from your own. Collectively, we bring a wild arrangement of life experiences that give strength to our community. As different as we are, we are united in wanting to love and serve those...
Liturgy We come to God, seeking that which can only be explained through mystery: Love without end. Here, we come to seek God’s will, and his assurance. To find his presence dwelling in our words, singing, laughter, tears, and on the faces of our neighbors. May God...
Liturgy Welcome, welcome, welcome. We welcome everything that comes to us today, because we know it's for our healing. We welcome all thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations, and conditions. We let go of our desire for power and control. We let go of our...
Liturgy Today, we are open — open to the One who forever invites us into peace and understanding. We open our arms, and our hands to those who do not reflect our preferences, or our perspectives. May our feet be moved by God’s love alone. We open our breath to be...
Liturgy God in heaven, we come here today humbled by your mercy. Open our hearts to hear your messages of grace. Jesus, you walked as one of us, and knew of suffering we hope we will never understand. You showed us the true nature of God’s wisdom: in all things, at...
Liturgy Almighty God, Our lives are full of striving, Our lives are full of haste. We expect your blessings, Lord, But we resist the cadence of your will. Form and function, we are fallen, Proud and panicked, we feel lost. We ask for strength to bear our burdens, Show...
Liturgy Lord, as this new year dawns, welcome. Welcome into our world and into our lives. Sow light in our hearts. Let it germinate and grow and bring forth fruit. Birth in us something new. Let your peace take root. Nurture it, encourage it to flourish. Let your love...
Liturgy Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent, and we light the fourth candle of Advent for love. God, you could have come with miracle and magic, in a flash of light, in a hurricane of judgment so that the earth shook and the universe trembled. But you chose to come...