God of Sarah and Hagar, We praise you for protecting and guiding us. God of Moses and Miriam, We thank you for liberating your children from oppression. God of Peter and Paul, We bless you even in the midst of conflict. God of Hildegaard and … [Continue reading] about CTW: Reformation Sunday
Advent Hymn: Advent Leads Our Hearts
Advent Leads Our Hearts Rev. Elana Keppel Levy, 2018 (Tune of “Watchman, Tell Us of the Night”) ABERYSTWYTH (Joseph Parry, 1876) 1. Advent leads our hearts to hope, when we wander lost, alone. Though we in the darkness grope, we trust in a … [Continue reading] about Advent Hymn: Advent Leads Our Hearts
Confession: invitation
Call to Confession Friends, the invitation list to the Lord’s Table is larger than any of us could ever imagine. Let us confess the ways in which we have sought to limit that invitation. Confession God of Hospitality and Wonder, you welcome … [Continue reading] about Confession: invitation
Gathering Prayer: draw the welcome wider
Abundant God, we gather around tables to fellowship with those we love. Food is what sustains us for the journey ahead and we dine with those who you have called to serve with us. Help us widen our gaze. Inspire us to draw the welcome circle … [Continue reading] about Gathering Prayer: draw the welcome wider
CTW: wide and wonderful table
From east and west, north and south, we gather in God’s name, to pray, to worship, to sing, to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. We give thanks that we are part of a large, diverse faith family. We are old. We are young. We come from tribes of all … [Continue reading] about CTW: wide and wonderful table
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