Late afternoon on Nov. 1, All Saints Day.Continue reading “Puff Balls on All Saints Day”
Puff Balls on All Saints Day
A Thanksgiving Reflection – Time On Our Side
Continue reading “A Thanksgiving Reflection – Time On Our Side”Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Philippians 4:8.
Prayers as Autumn Turns Toward Winter
Responsive prayers by Christine Hemp, appropriate for use on any Sunday near the end of the Green Season.
Good morning, dear Creator. It’s November. Night comes upon us quickly now, and the Southerlies swirl the leaves of last summer around the corners of our houses. Your Word today, however, is ripe with new creation hidden in the midst of chaos. Yet again, paradox lies at the heart of our relationship with you. May we hold it close.
Continue reading “Prayers as Autumn Turns Toward Winter”Prayers to the Lover of Souls
Responsive prayers by Thomas Robb, appropriate for use on any Sunday in the Green Season.
Lord, you are our delight. Our trust is in you alone.
Quiet our busy thoughts. Let us listen for God’s Voice.
(Silence.)
Continue reading “Prayers to the Lover of Souls”Step By Step
Homily for a Sunday after Easter
by
Margaret D. McGee
What does it mean for God, the Creator of our world, to enter into our daily lives and set us on a new course, a new path of life? When that happens, what happens? And how do we live, day to day, so that it can happen, so that we are open and ready for God to bring new life into our world?Continue reading “Step By Step”
Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down…
A Homily for Ash Wednesday
by
Elizabeth A. Bloch
Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras – a time to remember and celebrate the reality that we are so much more complicated than we like to think we are.
Ash Wednesday – a time to remember and celebrate the reality that we are so much simpler than we like to think we are.
Continue reading “Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down…”Sharing the Being of Being
This morning when I settled in for centering prayer (meditation), a robin was chirruping — loud! — just outside. Then a frog — loud! — started to croak, I swear in time with the chirrups. As if answering back.
Continue reading “Sharing the Being of Being”High Wind and Fire
A poem for Pentecost
by
William Maxwell
On that first PentecostContinue reading “High Wind and Fire”
the wind and the fire were only hints
of what was about to happen:
Prayers for God’s Spirit
Responsive prayers by Roberta Hiday, appropriate for use on Pentecost Sunday.
Our God—we, your people, stand ready and open to receive the flame of your Spirit. Give us the ability to speak your truth so that others may hear.
Continue reading “Prayers for God’s Spirit”Prayers for the Breath of God
Responsive prayers appropriate for use on Pentecost Sunday. The opening lines are taken from an invocation written for the Iona Community in Scotland. The main body of the prayers is by Margaret D. McGee.
Breath of God, Breath of Life, Breath of Deepest Yearning,
Come, Holy Spirit.
In the Courtyard 