The journey continues. Already, we’ve hit some bumps. Already, there are unexpected curves. Think back to past trips completed. We had some tough times, kept going, and found hope in Christ’s teachings. Sometimes we had no idea what to do…
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Denial, Fear, Yet Continuing
Posted in Call to Worship, John, John 18, John 18:12-27, Lent 3, New Testament, Seasons of the Church
Rooted in the Spirit, Open to New Paths (Call to Worship)
The journey begins again. Pack your bags. What shall we carry? Take the memories and stories Of those who came before. Then why do we go? We go because now is not then. We go because God beckons us. Why…
Breath & Spit
So YHWH fashioned an earth creature out of the clay of the earth, and blew into its nostrils the breath of life. And the earth creature became a living being. (Genesis 2:7 IB) Breathe into me, O God. Breathe life…
Be Nourished & Transformed
“Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”(John 6:35 CEB) Believe. What does it mean to believe? Believe the teachings of Jesus. Is…
Still our spirits
Here we are, Lord.Gathered in relationship,One with another. Each with gifts and perspectives of our own. Each with experiences and fears and hopes and baggage. Still our spirits in a world of noisiness,that we can perceive the Holy Spirit among us. Amen.
Call to Evening Prayers (and Conversation)
Come.Be present.You’re among friends. Rest. Take a breath.The day is ending. Perceive.God is here.And you are God’s beloved.
Posted in Call to Worship, Sabbath
Called to Embrace Our Essence
In the pre-church they argued over whether you had to become a Jew first to follow Jesus.Human boundaries started springing up almost from day one. Paul reminded them that rejecting their essence as a Jew or a Gentile was not…
Open
Open our minds. May they be fertile soil for your word and ways. Open our hearts. May they be filled with love of neighbor & a passion for justice.. Open our hands. That we use them to build a world…
Impassion Us With Desire to Include All Voices
In the early church a complaint arose as it does when human beings worship together.With the Holy Spirit’s guidance the people came to an agreement. Striving to be one people, they chose participation in God’s expanding love in the world.…
May We Do the Same
She wept as her only son’s body was being carried away.When he saw her, Jesus had compassion. He wept as he sat outside the hospital while his wife was inside dying of COVID-19.When he saw him, Jesus had compassion. She…
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