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…
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:…
Bask in the Joy of Love
Each blade of grass,And each hair upon our heads, were completed by the Creator.And God rested on the seventh day. Like the Creator loved Jesus,Jesus loved his disciples.“Remain in my love and keep my commandments,” he said. Look within. Look at…
Posted in Call to Worship, Genesis, Genesis 1-2, Genesis 2, John, John 15, John 15:9-15, New Testament, Old Testament
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