Lord, we lift our memories of the past to you this day. We know that the tragedies of history are too many to count, and too many for us to remember; yet we know that you hold it all in your heart, that no name is lost from your lips, no life slips from yourContinue reading “Prayers of the People: Anniversary of 9/11”
Category Archives: Liturgy
Communion Liturgy for a Baptismal Day
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper The Invitation It is appropriate that on a day when we have baptized two new daughters of God, we come together at this table, the family table of the Lord.
Thanksgiving Over the Water for Baptism
A prayer of thanksgiving, adapted from the PCUSA Book of Common Worship. Eternal and gracious God, we give you thanks: For the crashing waters of creation, calmed by your spirit soaring by. For the high waves of the Red Sea, a pathway from slavery to freedom. For the reedy banks of the River Jordan, where forContinue reading “Thanksgiving Over the Water for Baptism”
Communion Liturgy for Proper 14C
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3:)
Prayers of the People: Joy and Grief
Jesus Christ, Savior, Light of the world, we lift our prayers to you, confident that you hear us, weep with us, laugh with us, and stay always close by us.
Prayers of the People: Wounds
Holy God, holy Friend, another tough week. It is times like we remember that prayer is not merely our privilege but a necessity, that we need to reach out to you and be centered in your love and peace. Hold us gently as we pray, and speak to us in turn, that we may answerContinue reading “Prayers of the People: Wounds”
Two Hands and a Basin (A Maundy Thursday Poem)
John 13:1-5 Two hands and a basin and a towel at his waist against twenty-four feet that had followed him this far. Without his outer robe he looked frail, tired, old almost and they heard how his knees creaked as he bent towards each pair of feet sore and smelly calloused and hairy crackedContinue reading “Two Hands and a Basin (A Maundy Thursday Poem)”
Litany of the Imprisoned
This litany was co-written with the Rev. Laura Kelly for a course on Christian Ethics. The italicized portions are excerpted from Psalm 142. The plain text is excerpted from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, written in 1963. The bold text is original.
A Baptism Blessing
To a Child of the Covenant: Remember that today you were baptized, made new, washed clean.
A Pastoral Prayer After a Global Tragedy
Holy God, we come before you like Hannah this morning, weary with weeping, yet faithful in kneeling before you,
You Are Loved
A Children’s Sermon for Baptism of the Lord Sunday.
An Advent Communion Liturgy
Invitation John the Baptist stood by a river in the wilderness, crying, “Come! Come and experience God’s grace.” Christ stands at a table in the upper room, crying, “Come! Come and experience God’s grace.”
Deep Well Worship 