Liturgy Hosanna, Lord, thank you for keeping the promise of peaceLord, as wars rage, we remember you came to Earth as a newborn babeWe remember that we laid palms at your feet, shouting your holy nameBut today, we take pause and also remember—that we rebuked youRemind...
Are you longing to fit into empire or for belonging in the Kingdom of God? On the second Sunday of Lent, Kimberly Culbertson contrasts the allure of empire to the way we show up to protect one another in the Kingdom of God. [Luke 13:31-35] Where might God be inviting...
Liturgy Lord, who can see beyond the water in which they swim? The wisest among us still sees through lensesof empire, capital, profit margins:the only glasses we have ever worn. We brandish our weak toolsto cure the wounds of the world. Without you, we will have no...
Liturgy Lord, we seek results and answersWe fail to give our uncertainty up to youThis is our song of lamentOh God of perfect graceHelp us to remember that you workwithin our lives constantlyWhen the Adversary breeds contemptWe stir love and good worksWhen the...
What do we need to let go of in order to bear good fruit in our lives? On the first Sunday of Lent Christopher Mack looks to Jesus’ triumph over evil, injustice, and suffering as opening a way for us to ground pain in Divine Love . [Luke 4:1-13] As we begin Lent, is...
Liturgy Change is scary.It threatens our routines.Introduces uncertainty.Reminds us we are not in control.It pressures us to move.To shake off old habits.To think outside the box.To embrace new opportunities.But throughout all changeYou remain the constant.You are the...
What do you feel separate from in your life? On this Transfiguration Sunday Lilly Ettinger reminds us creative transformation often comes in times when we experience great challenge and turmoil. [2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2] In what ways do we struggle with “veils” that...
When you encounter systems of oppression do you tend to shrink or fight? Kimberly Culbertson acknowledges the conflicts we encounter all around us and within us, inviting us to creatively resist the destructive violence, and imagine a world in harmony with God’s...
How does re-membering our past shape who we are becoming together in the coming years? Christopher Mack facilitates a panel of Carol Lee, Hannah Friesen, and John Bagwell, longtime members of Vox, as they tell the story of what has made Vox such a special community....
How can we pay attention to the conversation of Majesty and Mystery in our own humble lives?On the fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Christopher Mack connects our experience of Divine Majesty to our need to receive and give mercy in a way authentic to our calling. [Isaiah...