Stories tagged:
reflection

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2022.01.16

Liturgy Heavenly Father,brothers and sisters in Christ,why are we here today? We seek community,we seek forgiveness,we seek understanding,we seek wholeness. Let us work together in this space to be thebody of Christ, united in mind and in heartto create a sanctuary for the Holy Spiritand for our souls that long for rest. May we come together this morning to bearwitness […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2022.01.09

Liturgy Lord, we stand before the you,sometimes awe-struck,sometimes mystified. We hear a voice calling our names.Sometimes we are scared.Sometimes we are comforted. Today we ask that our fears be quelled,our minds be sharpened,our ears ready to listen,and our hearts receptiveto the One that beckons our name. Holy One, intervene as needed.Enliven us and inspire us.Continue to be the dwelling placeof […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2022.01.02

Liturgy Vox friends, from both near and far,welcome to this space and community. Welcome to all your beginnings, middles, and ends –within this year, within this week, within each new day. Let us take a moment to acknowledge this space and time. This morning, let us welcome a brilliant,new understanding of God’s presence.Let us welcome all the ways God willshow […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.12.26

Liturgy As we approach the new year, you are eachwelcomed here today to unburden from yourself-protective masks and armory. This is a sacred space for us to let goof that which no longer serves our souls. As you let go of your guardedness, receive.The eternal God seeks this morning to give anawakening to the eternal essence within you. May we […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.12.19

Liturgy This morning, we light the 4th and final candle of Adventto remember our Savior, Immanuel, who is with us this season. God of the meek and simple,Strip away the complexity we create for ourselves. Free us from the sacrifices we believe we should make,and turn our hearts and minds toward what you truly ask of us –To walk in […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.12.12

Liturgy Today we light the third candle of Advent,a single flame dances in the midst of darkness.The light shines in the darkness, andthe darkness has not overcome it. What dances in us this morning?What joy shines brightly in our darkness?What evergreen life encircles usthis winter, what unending love? Advent is a season of preparation, yet howquickly our preparation turns to […]

Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.12.05

Liturgy We light the 2nd candle of Advent signifying peace.In prayer, let us begin our liturgy as a community.Our responses will be highlighted in yellow. Lord, what started out as blessing:to be fruitful in the land and to multiply,has coiled into burden causing usto question our nature apart from work. Lord, what started out as pure devotionhas struck our heel […]