Liturgy On this day, All Saints Day, we remember and honor all the saints, those that have paved the way before us, and those that walk within our midst. O Lord our God, we thank you for the many people throughout the ages who have followed your way of life joyfully: For the many saints and martyrs, men and women, […]

Liturgy How can we ever understand the mystery of your love, O God? How can we ever estimate the value of your compassion and mercy? In our weaknesses and brokenness, in our strengths and wholeness, we find the touch of your support and creative energy. In our fears and suffering, in our joys and pleasures, we find the comfort of […]

Liturgy Holy God, give us the strength to be honest— to you, to ourselves, and to others. Give us the courage to lay down our insecurities— to trust that we are loved, that we need not want. Forgive us from our instincts to lash out— to hurt those by whom we feel threatened. Imbue us with the peace of Christ; […]

Liturgy Most Holy Mystery, open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts this morning to catch a glimpse of God’s vision for our lives and all of creation; to witness the presence of Christ in this place and in one another; to feel the Spirit of God moving around us, among us, and within us. We are drawn together as […]

Liturgy Your love, O God, is an active love: engaging, involving, and immersive. It is seen in what you do and not just in what you say: in the blessing of children, in the meals with outcasts, in the touching of those deemed untouchable, in your presence, and how you attend to all who will approach you; And your love, […]

Liturgy God, you are before all things; beyond all things; And in the midst of all things and all peoples you have made yourself known. In stories of women and men, of communities and nations seeking identity and struggling with their weakness you have made yourself known. In Jesus of Nazareth, in compassion for the outcast, forgiveness for the fallen, […]

Liturgy Creator God, maker of the stars and the planets, sunsets and ocean breezes. We are blessed, as part of Creation, to share also in the act of creating. You bless us with gifts to use words and figures, give us quick feet and nimble fingers, the ability to improve our world and the lives of those we share this […]