Here is my humble offering for this weekend’s Memorial Day observance. You might recognize a passage from Isaiah 2:4-5 towards the end of the prayer. I have not formatted this as a responsive reading, but that could be easily done. Blessings to you in your life and worship this week. (If you are looking for…
This is a prayer we prayed at the memorial service for Lola Lohrentz last week. Some of this imagery comes from Psalm 46, which she chose to have read at her service. Lola is deeply loved and deeply missed. I could tell you many wonderful things about her, but she most definitely told me that…
This benediction is inspired by one of the lectionary readings for this week: Acts 10:44-48. It is my prayer for each of you. May you go out into the world with your eyes and your ears and your hearts wide open, that you may be astounded by the gifts of the Holy Spirit; gifts poured…
This call to worship draws on Acts 8:26-40 and I John 4:7-21. (Leader reads plain text, congregation reads bold, everyone reads bold italics.) We come like Philip: following the angels, waiting for a word from the Spirit. So breathe your Word into us, O God, that we might have boldness to speak to the…
I just finished indexing the worship-related material on the blog. If you are looking for something related to a certain scripture, occasion, or topic, just look on the index page. At least I will be able to find my own stuff now, and maybe it will be helpful for you as well. Have a blessed…
Here is the prayer we will pray at the beginning of our Good Friday service: Holy One, we gather in your presence on this holy night. We look forward to the resurrection celebration. But we know that first, we must walk this path with you. Give us ears to hear. Give us eyes to see.…
God of the foolish cross, tottering down the streets of Jerusalem on a donkey, You are not the savior we expect. Your power doesn’t look like the power we want our God to demonstrate. Your wisdom makes no sense to us. We are happy to join the crowd, waving branches, But not so sure we…
Holy God, we shout “Hosanna” along with the crowd. “Save us! We beseech thee.” And somehow, this chance we have to give our money is a grace of your salvation. A way to escape the self-focus that threatens to consume our lives. So open our hearts. Open our hands. Accept our gifts, O God, we…
Here is a simple call to worship we will use this week with the Jeremiah 31 passage. Holy One, dwell within us. Whisper in our ears; Glimmer in our vision; Write upon our hearts. We wait with open ears, open eyes, open hearts. Amen
I thought I posted this yesterday, but apparently it disappeared into cyberspace. Here’s the call to worship we’ll be using this week, which draws on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21. The chorus is from the psalm. Call to Worship When we are lost in the wilderness, God’s steadfast love endures forever. When we complain about…
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