Call to Worship
Praise the Lord, all you people of God!
We join our voices with all creation to bless the Lord!
The morning stars sing, and the heavens shout for joy.
How great are the works of our God!
The earth is full of God’s glory.
Our eyes have seen the majesty of the Lord.
Invocation
Source of all wisdom,
Throughout the earth [...]
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Proper 24 Year B
Posted in church, prayer, worship on 10 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Invocation for Pentecost
Posted in church, prayer, worship, tagged breath, creation, holyspirit, pentecost, prayer, spirit on 2 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
Come, Holy Spirit,
the one who sang a new melody as God’s Creation rose from Chaos,
who wept at the dark shadow of a cross,
and who danced early in the morning, at the opening of an empty tomb,
Come, Holy Spirit,
the one who could not be contained by wind, or flame, or breath,
the one who blesses the Church [...]
prayer of confession, Transfiguration
Posted in church, prayer, worship on 31 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer of Confession:
The presence of God surrounds us, and yet too often we go about our daily lives oblivious to the power of Holy Spirit moving in our midst. Let us together confess the ways in which we are blind to God’s everpresent care.
God of rainbows and puddles,
Lover of snowshowers and clear blue skies,
we [...]
lenten ponderings
Posted in Lent, prayer, spiritual practices, spirituality, worship on 4 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, my holiday decorations are not even put away; the Christmas tree still sparkles in our living room. Even so, the church calendar speeds along quickly this year, and Ash Wednesday is just over a month away.
I’m trying to find some focus for our Lenten season by reflecting on experiences of solitude, meditation, and [...]
prayer of confession, Epiphany
Posted in church, prayer, worship on 2 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer of Confession:
The prophet speaks of the coming light of God which calls all the people of the earth to come together in God’s realm of shalom. Let us confess the ways in which we have rejected God’s vision of wholeness:
God of light and darkness, We have seen the glimmer of your star-light beckoning to [...]
prayer of confession, Christmas 1
Posted in Christmas, prayer, worship on 20 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer of Confession:
On this the sixth day of Christmas, as another year draws to a close, we come together before God and with one another, confessing,
the ways in which we have been caught up in the frenzied spirit of the holidays,and turned away from Your Spirit of Peace;
the times we have focused so much on [...]
maundy thursday fog
Posted in church, prayer, worship on 30 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is it with me this year? I cannot seem to use a liturgy from a previous year–I keep wanting to try something new, even when I’m not quite sure what I’m doing!
So, Maundy Thursday is just around the corner, and I have some vague ideas of what I’d like to have happen. [...]
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