One: Great God the evidence of your love covers our world. All: Great creator, gather us as your children One: Jesus, God incarnate, we are grateful for your continued lessons of love, service, and sacrifice All: Great redeemer, gather us as … [Continue reading] about communion preface: Gather Us
confession: bewildered, afraid, impatient
Gracious God, we come to you bewildered. You call us to peace, but we see a world at war. You call us to love neighbors, but we are afraid to leave our own places of comfort. Scripture tells us that we cannot bear all you have to reveal, but we are … [Continue reading] about confession: bewildered, afraid, impatient
CTW: wildly mysterious world
One: In the beginning you, oh God created everything. All: You filled the ocean with life. Made the squirming things of the ground. Gave birds wings to soar. One: You made orbiting planets, expansive atmospheres, and bright burning stars. All: And … [Continue reading] about CTW: wildly mysterious world
confession: new songs are hard
O God, you call us to sing your song anew, yet we confess that sometimes we don't feel much like singing. Sometimes we just want to sing of the past. Other times we ignore the witness of your people singing out through the ages. Forgive us when we … [Continue reading] about confession: new songs are hard
confession: suffering, endurance, character, hope
One: God, you pour out love and offer us peace, and yet we have trouble with grace. We boast in our suffering, our busyness, our frustration, as if these earn us your favor. All: We forget that you have already brought us near to you through … [Continue reading] about confession: suffering, endurance, character, hope
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