God of newness, we want to be ready... we want to make room for you... we want our lives to be changed by your advent. So speak to us in our busy-ness and our quietness... our uneven-ness and our level-ness... our roughness and our smoothness... so … [Continue reading] about illumination: either way
call to worship: make room
Make room for the advent of God! Make room for unforgettable transformation! Make room to see the world turned upside-down... Valleys will touch the sky...Mountains will be flattened... And we will all see it together! So let's make room for … [Continue reading] about call to worship: make room
confession: speechless
We are filled with words; and yet, it often seems as if we have nothing to say. We like to speak when it serves our own purpose... but we clam up when we're asked to be prophetic. We make excuses about disrupting the status quo... or not wanting to … [Continue reading] about confession: speechless
Sunday’s Coming: working toward December 4
How is it already time to think about the second Sunday of Advent? It seems like it was summer just a few minutes ago. Maybe this week you're preparing the way with John the Baptizer, who's been in the wilderness what seems like a short time before … [Continue reading] about Sunday’s Coming: working toward December 4
Longing for comfort: call to worship, confession & assurance for Advent 2
From Rev. Melissa DeRosia, Pastor of Gates Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY Call to Worship (Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15a) Leader: We are people longing for comfort. People: Longing for the stones of anxiety to be cleared from our … [Continue reading] about Longing for comfort: call to worship, confession & assurance for Advent 2
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