All: We come running, looking for you, Risen Christ, but you are not where we expect you to be. As always, you are to be found among the living— those living at the edge, those living with uncertainty, those living in ways we cannot imagine … [Continue reading] about Easter confession
Confession: Prepare the Upper Room
Beloved God, you have told us to prepare the upper room for a special meal – and we have gotten lost on the way. Everything seems so straight-forward, like when you ask us to find a man carrying a pitcher of water when we enter Jerusalem. But is it … [Continue reading] about Confession: Prepare the Upper Room
invitation to the table: bringing our best and our worst
Friends, come to the table! Bring your shouts of “Hosanna,” bring your palms, bring your hopes of a victorious king to overcome the oppression and sorrow of this world. Bring your cries of “Crucify him,” bring your denial and … [Continue reading] about invitation to the table: bringing our best and our worst
POP–we bless you
Prayers of the People (based on Psalm 66:8-20) We bless you, O God, for you hold our souls in life and will not allow us to stumble or fall. We pray for those whose faith is being tested, who are ensnared in the troubles of … [Continue reading] about POP–we bless you
Confession: wild grapes
Prayer of Confession from Isaiah 5:1-6 Beloved, God, you had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. You dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines. You built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in … [Continue reading] about Confession: wild grapes
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