Liturgy Holy One, be the light in our darkness today. As we light the candle of hope, we pray for those who feel hopeless . . . As we light the candle of peace, we pray for all victims of violence . . . As we light the candle of joy, we pray for those whose hearts are weighed down […]

Liturgy In his days justice and peace will flourish till the moon fails. In his days justice shall flourish, and the voice of those who are oppressed will be heard. The poor will receive enough on which to live, and the rich will share gladly the abundance they have received at the hand of God. O come, O come, Emmanuel. […]

Liturgy We are an Advent people, a people of hope. For us, Advent is a time of waiting, and so we wait. We wait for the coming of the One who is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the fulfillment of hope, the declaration that we have been redeemed. Even so, we are not a naïve people. We know that the […]

Liturgy As we enter into the season of Advent, may we grow still enough to hear the small noises earth makes in preparing for the long sleep of winter, so that we ourselves may grow calm and grounded deep within. May we grow still enough to hear the trickling of water seeping into the hard ground, so that our souls […]

Liturgy With friends and strangers, with family and neighbors, we gather: Dwell among us, Healing God, with your love which never ends. With faith reaching out to touch, with hearts straining to trust, we hope: Dwell among us, Friend of the broken, with your compassion which makes us whole. With word and wonder, with silence and song, we wait: Dwell […]

Liturgy Come with your questions, come with your awe, for the God who broods over the chaos meets us in this place. Come with your energy, come with your weariness, for the God who breathes new life into the dust meets us in this place. Come with your sadness, come with your joy, for the God who dared to become […]

Liturgy Teach us the courage, O God, to turn from what seems so natural, so safe: the way of grasping power, and befriending the powerful, in the hope of protection and security. Teach us the humility, O God, to turn from what is so enticing, so persuasive: the way of accumulating things, and trusting in wealth, in the hope of […]