Liturgy Holy One, for all of the ways you speak to us – in the rushing wind, in dancing flames, in the words of friends and loved ones, and in all that transcends language, we give you thanks. Give us eyes to see your story, a story of redemption that works in our...
Liturgy Do not give easy or unthinking response to this day’s call to worship. For today we acknowledge God’s Spirit within us, that we may speak the truth, and dream dreams, and see visions. We gather together in the presence of God to offer our praise and our...
Liturgy Here today there is Love, freely available to all. Not our human loving, fragile and intermittent, but God’s supreme love. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth, break forth into joyous songs of praise. Here today is Love, higher than our loftiest...
Liturgy Holy God, you are astounding. At the end of all your surprises, you send among us the One who was crucified, dead and buried, and risen into glory. He comes now as a living Lord, defying our locked doors, banishing our fears, greeting us with peace, and...
Liturgy We are not eye-witnesses to an event, as were Mary and the disciples; we have not journeyed through a dangerous city to seek answers or consolation; we have not seen angels gathering at the rim of this day, or wept in the garden that morning because we could...
Liturgy We believe in God who speaks through the prophets and lifts our gaze up to high and beautiful paths and peaks. We believe in Christ Jesus, free of corruption yet willingly numbered among the sinners, baptized in the waters of the Jordan. We believe in the...
Liturgy Almighty and ever-present Father, your watchful care reaches from end to end and orders all things in such power, that even the tensions and the tragedies of sin can not frustrate your loving plans. Help us to embrace your will, give us the strength to follow...
Liturgy It is our greatest joy to offer you praise, God of all hope and power: you whispered your goodness, and the stars shimmered in adoration; you spoke your tenderness, and all creatures sang your name; you sang your love, and we were created in your image. But...
Liturgy Who is this who enters the doors of our temple, who overturns the tables, strews silver and gold on the floor, frees the sacrificial doves from gilded cages? Listen, as they rise, the beating of their wings is a song of loud hosanna. It is Jesus of Galilee,...
Liturgy We gather today, O Lord of Life, seeking fullness. Not the fullness our world offers, but fullness that comes from you. We spend so much of our lives on things that do not count. Things that promise much and give little. Help us now...today, to find...