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.
Category Archives: Liturgy
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.”
