Liturgy There is a time for everything and a season for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted, a time to break down, and a time to build up, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to […]
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Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.30.12
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. […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.23.12
Liturgy God spoke in the beginning; out of darkness came night and day, out of emptiness came creation, out of loneliness came humankind. And God said, “This is very good.” God spoke when the world was troubled; giving voice to prophets from the earliest days, moving through Mary as she gave birth to her child, crying as a vulnerable baby […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.16.12
Liturgy Emmanuel, God with us, Savior to captives and prisoners everywhere, at the celebration of your birth be with each lonely soul exiled behind bars. Emmanuel, God with us, Savior to leaders and rulers everywhere, at the celebration of your birth protect those with power from temptations of tyranny and exploitation. Emmanuel, God with us, Savior to families and friends […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.09.12
Liturgy In this 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 may also be […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 12.02.12
Liturgy Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of anticipation. Of waiting. In this season of expectation, We prepare to welcome Christ Jesus, Messiah, Into the bustle of our lives and the hard to find moments of solitude. We prepare to welcome Christ Jesus, Messiah, Into our homes and situations along with friends and families. We […]
Liturgy Reflection & Benediction 11.25.12
Liturgy We gather together to worship, knowing that God is already here among us; knowing that there is nothing that separates us from the presence of our Lord. Wherever we are, wherever we go, God is near. Let us enter into this service of worship with confidence and hope, knowing that God is already with us, and that He stands […]