One: Listen! All: The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. (Pause and ponder.) One: Watch! All: Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. (Pause and ponder.) One: … [Continue reading] about CTW: pause and ponder
Ash Wednesday Communion
Responsive Invitation to the Table (from Isaiah 58) L: We try, God knows, we try. We show up at church, hoping God will notice.. We study Scripture, pretending god is reading aloud to us; we put on those masks to show everyone how proper we … [Continue reading] about Ash Wednesday Communion
Ashes
Imposition of the Ashes Our ancestors in the faith used ashes as a sign of our repentance, a symbol of the uncertainty and fragility of human life. Like them, we have tasted the ashes of hopelessness; we have walked through the ashes of our … [Continue reading] about Ashes
confession: our own ways
Call to Reconciliation: God begs us to turn from those words, those acts, those obstacles which keep us from being God's people. As we begin our Lenten journey, I invite you to join with me, with words and in silence, as we bring our brokenness … [Continue reading] about confession: our own ways
invitation to a holy lent
Invitation to Lenten Disciplines Beloved in Christ, at the time of the Christian Passover, we celebrate our deliverance from sin and death through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lent is the season of preparation for … [Continue reading] about invitation to a holy lent
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