Mysterious One, We sit now before the open tomb.You have done the inexplicable.The world is not as we thought. In the silence of the garden,our humanity – our grief, anxiety, our hopes, and confusion – swirl about us. [SILENCE] As we…
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Truth in a Time of Mistrust and Mythology
The journey continues. We continue putting one step in front of the other. Our mind wanders. Our thoughts drifts as we seek to make sense of a world of conflict and mistrust. We put one foot in front of the…
Posted in Days of the Church, John, John 18, John 18:28-40, Lent, Lent 4, New Testament, Seasons of the Church
Denial, Fear, Yet Continuing
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…
Posted in Call to Worship, John, John 18, John 18:12-27, Lent 3, New Testament, Seasons of the Church
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…
An Ash Wednesday Liturgy and Gathering
Opening Words Recognizing we are made of earth and God’s breath, we gather this evening to confess our human frailty while acknowledging the divine within one another. We lay before God the mistakes and choices we’ve made that separate us…
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.
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…
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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