Liturgy O Christ, you entered the city as a poor man not not in style but in simplicity, yet still you caused uproar, and raised questions everywhere; you drew the expectations of a hungry crowd, and brought buried conflicts to the light. May we, who are sometimes swayed by the crowd’s approval, and who often avoid conflict for fear of […]

Liturgy Welcome, welcome, welcome, we welcome everything that comes to us today. You, who are called to follow the ways of Christ, welcome. You, who are standing on the mountaintop, welcome. You, who are struggling in the valley, welcome. You, who are called to hear the word of God, welcome. We are called here this morning to receive and participate […]

Liturgy Divine Maker, meet us where we are today. Meet us in our doubts and our questions. Meet us in our worries and our fears. Meet us in our messes and our friction. Meet us in the darkest parts of ourselves – the parts we rarely show, the parts we don’t want to see. Be there, in those places. Remind […]

Liturgy Let us begin by taking a deep breath to welcome you, Precious God. [Pause for a breath] We hold true to your promise that when two or three – or two hundred – of us gather, you are there. Reveal yourself to us, this mixed up group of saints and sinners, artists and accountants, veterans and activists, students and […]

Liturgy God, your voice is but a whisper, and we struggle to hear it amid the clatter of life in its many forms, that works to claim our attention. We pray that this morning may be a time of quiet reflection and devotion to you, when we can still our hearts and minds and strain our ears to hear only […]

Liturgy O God, help us use this season of Lent to examine our attachments, and to sense where you invite us to live more simply and deeply. Shine the light of your love into the private corners of our lives where we have acquired so much clutter that it has begun to restrict our freedom. Grant us the strength to […]

Liturgy Lord, we stand before you, sometimes awe-struck, sometimes mystified. We hear a voice calling our names. Sometimes we are scared. Sometimes we are comforted. Today we ask that our fears be quelled, our minds be sharpened, our ears ready to listen, and our hearts receptive to the One that beckons our name. Holy One, intervene as needed. Enliven us […]