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reflection

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.13.14

Liturgy God, sovereign and generous, who commands the rise and fall of the nations, who calls and has chosen many peoples, who weeps when they harm each other, who haunts every local culture – including ours – with your will for well-being, who draws close to the powerless and surprises with power via weakness… You are the one whom we […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 07.06.14

Liturgy God of hosts, you invite us to a banquet where the last may be first, and the humble and the mighty trade places. Let us share your abundance with no fear of scarcity; let us greet strangers as angels you have sent. Send your Spirit now so that we may find a place at your table and welcome others […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.29.14

Liturgy Traveling God, we journey with you together in faith: sometimes with confidence and hope, sometimes with faltering steps; from places of clarity to the shadows of mystery; never still, never certain but ever-changing and growing; never quite knowing what the future might bring, but trusting that you hold us in love, we thank you for your merciful presence. Traveling […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.22.14

Liturgy We believe that God the Father, Good Creator and giver of life, Calls us to love all creation And care for it as respectful stewards, To do justice, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with God. We believe that Jesus Christ, Sent from God to save and lead us, Teaches us to love God with heart, soul, mind, […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 06.15.14

Liturgy Oh God, we praise you: for the rising sun that warms us and brings life and growth to the cold earth; for the morning dew that freshens the grass and flowers of the fields; for the gathering light by which to work to earn our daily bread. We bless you: for the light of Christ that casts out fear […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 6.08.14

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 lives each day. Give us ears to […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 6.01.14

Liturgy We believe that God the Father, Good Creator and giver of life, Calls us to love all creation And care for it as respectful stewards, To do justice, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with God. We believe that Jesus Christ, Sent from God to save and lead us, Teaches us to love God with heart, soul, mind, […]