Stories tagged:
reflection

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.16.14

Liturgy We believe in God the Father Who created all that is And gave our ancestors the dignity of freedom, Which we abused and are abusing still. God grieves over our evil And calls us to his better way. God loves the whole world, And sent His Son, Jesus, to save, not to condemn. We believe in Jesus Christ, Born […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 02.02.14

Liturgy O God, we trust in your power, even as it is often found in weakness; in your wisdom, even as it is expressed in seeming foolishness; in your wholeness, even as it comes to us amid brokenness. We do not ask this day for displays of strength, exercises of intellectual prowess, or manifestations of miracles. We come only to […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.26.14

Liturgy The table of Jesus is our place of gathering. Here, you are welcomed, wanted, loved. Here, there is a place set for you. So come all you who are hungry, All you who hunger for the bread of life, All you whose souls cry out for healing. Come all you who are weary, All you who are bowed down […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.19.14

Liturgy Gracious God, into the shadows of our isolation you speak words of life and community. You challenge the lives we lead, and you call us away from places we try to call home to lead us more deeply into the world you love. With your gentle, healing touch you redeem the broken places of our lives, and you heal […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.12.14

Liturgy God of revelation and epiphany— Through the words of the prophets You have shown us the world of your dreaming and longing: A world built on justice, overflowing with plenty, and crowned with joy. And through the coming of Emmanuel – his living and loving, his words and actions— you have shown us how such a world might be […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 01.05.14

Liturgy The new year, like a new-born child, is placed in our hands as the old year passes away. The days and weeks to come are gifts from God; they carry God’s blessing. As a blessing we welcome them. Our hope for the year ending is that all that was good in it remain with us and all that was […]

Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.29.13

Liturgy The people walking in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and all authority will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. […]