Draw us from our tombs... from the dark, self-imposed prisons of knowing-it-all... into the light of your unflinching good news. Use our encounters with the stories of scripture to unbind us from our fascination with the status quo... so that we … [Continue reading] about illumination: that we may cling to your heart
confession: behind closed doors
Sometimes we hide ourselves behind closed doors... afraid to love... afraid to share... afraid to be vulnerable. Sometimes we hide ourselves behind locked minds... unwilling to love... unwilling to share... unwilling to be vulnerable. But … [Continue reading] about confession: behind closed doors
Easter Season communion invitation
Jesus met his disciples—women and men, young and old— and invited them into his new life. Jesus still meets his disciples—women and men, young and old— and invites us into his new life. That new life begins, as any life begins, with water … [Continue reading] about Easter Season communion invitation
Maundy Thursday: Surely Not I?
a prayer to be placed right after the part of the reading where the disciples ask if they are the one to betray, and Jesus answers Judas with "you have said so." Surely not I, Lord? Surely not us? Surely not. Surely I am not the one who will … [Continue reading] about Maundy Thursday: Surely Not I?
Maundy Thursday prayers
Opening Prayer (in unison) O Lord our God, tonight we gather to remember our Savior Jesus and his sacrifice of love for us. We pause to remember his last meal with his closest friends and disciples. We pause to remember the betrayal he would … [Continue reading] about Maundy Thursday prayers
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