We’ve been in exile for so long. Our world is our Babylon. Our world values power and things. Our God and our teacher Jesus favor humility and people. We’ve made a life for ourselves in this Babylon of greed, selfishness,…
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Exile
Tagged with: Babylon, narrative lectionary
Posted in Advent, Advent Peace, Call to Worship, Isaiah, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 40:1-11, Old Testament
Posted in Advent, Advent Peace, Call to Worship, Isaiah, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 40:1-11, Old Testament
In the Darkest of Times
In the darkest of times,God has not forgotten us. When we feel under siege,God is planning wondrous things for us. Though we endure hard times, though we may be scattered to the winds, and weep at great loss,God readies a…
Enough for Everyone
Come worship! Praise! Give Thanks!We gather to praise our God of Abundance! For there is enough for everyone!Give us the strength to share that all may have their needs met! Amen!
We Have Decided
They were repairing the Temple and found an old scroll. They took it to King Josiah. A faithful king, Josiah recognized the Torah, the word of God.Committed to following God, Josiah read it to the people. They, too, wanted to be…
Tagged with: commitment, deciding
Posted in 2 Kings, 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 22:1-20, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
Posted in 2 Kings, 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 22:1-20, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
So Many Choices
So many distractions.So many choices.So many gods from whom to choose. Sacred Mother, Focus our hearts and eyes upon you during this hour. Inspire us to be the hopes you have for us. Amen.
Tagged with: choice, Elijah, narrative lectionary
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 18, 1 Kings 18:21-39, Call to Worship, Invocation, Old Testament
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 18, 1 Kings 18:21-39, Call to Worship, Invocation, Old Testament
We Have a Choice
We have a choice.We are created with free will. Will we follow the ways of greed and selfishness or the ways of sharing and extravagant loving?We choose to follow the One who requires us to do justice,love kindness, walk humbly,…
Tagged with: choice, choose, Elijah, narrative lectionary
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 18, 1 Kings 18:21-39, Call to Worship, Matthew, Matthew 12, Matthew 12:30, Micah, Micah 6, Micah 6:8, narrative lectionary, New Testament, Old Testament
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 18, 1 Kings 18:21-39, Call to Worship, Matthew, Matthew 12, Matthew 12:30, Micah, Micah 6, Micah 6:8, narrative lectionary, New Testament, Old Testament
Goodbye Scorpions; Hello Wholeness
*Call to Worship Jealously clinging to our narrative, we release scorpions, andlet our God-ordained wholeness slip from our grasp.God forgive us. Inspire us to be One. Forgetting that power is about compassionate caretaking, we mark our territory. Instead, make us “like…
Tagged with: Jeroboam, narrative lectionary, Rehoboam, unity, wholeness
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, psalm 72, Psalms, unity
Posted in 1 Kings, 1 Kings 12, 1 Kings 12:1-17, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, psalm 72, Psalms, unity
The Fruit of Love & Justice
Abide.We abide and allow ourselves to be pruned for new growth. Abide.We abide with the One who provides nourishing soil and refreshing rain. Abide.We abide that we might bear the fruit of love and justice in our fragmented world. Amen.
Through Tough and Easy Times
Gather together. Commit to living together through the tough and easy times. We commit to abiding together as one people in Christ. Stay put. Stay put with one another and with the divine one. We choose to abide together with the true…
Abide, Dwell, Stay Joined
We gather, seeking inspiration, insight, and hope.And Jesus tells us, Abide. Dwell. Stay joined. We gather, people of the world claiming Christ.And Jesus tells us, Abide. Dwell. Stay joined. We gather, people seeking to change the world for the better:…
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