One: God, we come to hear your word, so may you speak through us. All: We offer our limited understanding, our insight, our emotions and experiences, our skills and our talents, and pray that your voice might be heard in this place and … [Continue reading] about prayer: speak through us
communion: God our shepherd
Invitation to the Table Sisters and brothers, this is the joyful feast of the people of God, a table prepared for us in the presence of our enemies, a banquet of love in the face of hatred. Here God’s love for us overflows, and here we find … [Continue reading] about communion: God our shepherd
confession: we think too highly
Call to Confession It is tempting to gloss over our sin and focus on our strengths, but God calls us to focus on the strength of Christ, not ourselves. God, who is faithful and just, offers us a new way to live, and so we join together to confess … [Continue reading] about confession: we think too highly
confession: psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. But, O Lord, we are consumed with wanting more. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. But, O Lord, other pastures seem greener. The waters … [Continue reading] about confession: psalm 23
affirmation: the gifts of women
We believe in God, Creator and Sustainer of all that lives; the One in whose image all are made; the One who kept covenant with Sarah and Abraham and never forgot Hagar, who answered Hannah’s deepest prayer, and gave songs to Miriam, Deborah and … [Continue reading] about affirmation: the gifts of women
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