Abiding in Hope

Most Merciful God, You call us into your feast: may we enter into your kingdom rejoicing. May the food we share and the cup you offer, O Ble...

Lord Jesus, we invite your presence into our hearts,  that we may abide with You, and learn your ways of peace and justice. Renew and restor...

O God Our Shepherd, Lord of Life and Light, we give thanks for your drawing us safely into the embrace of this new day. You have placed us a...

Lord Jesus Christ, we bow before You, and ask that You lead us into your path of holiness and love.  Let us raise a joyful noise to the Lord...

Matthew 22:1-14 This Sunday, we hear Jesus’s parable of the Wedding Banquet. To be frank, I always dread having this story thrown in my face...

O God, all that we have and all that we are we offer for your service and glory: let us renew our hearts and minds to dwell in You. Help us ...

Most Merciful One, we sit in the beauty of this new day, listening to the wakening earth sing and sigh in eager gratitude of your gifts, and...

God of Creation, God of Mercy, You are our stronghold and our home, and we have rested safely under your care throughout the night: accept o...

Today, a day in which we celebrate the feast of St. Francis, I decided to stick with the lectionary readings for this Sunday in the regular ...

Most Merciful God, we gather together to worship You as one people united to You in love. You, Lord, have claimed us, and we bow before You ...

Holy, holy, holy, the hand of the Almighty One, that brushes away the cares of the troubled and stands guard over those who sleep. Like a ch...

Lead us, O Holy One, with the banner of your love ever before us. Guide us to the pathways of peace, paved with justice and mercy, smoothed ...

Matthew 21:33-46 The last several weeks have been a whirlwind of activity in our gospel readings. After Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusa...

Come Holy Spirit, and heal our hearts.  Bring us together, unified in body, heart, and soul, to soothe the sorrowing and comfort the afflict...

Eternal One, who is making the heavens and the earth, who watches over all that dwells therein, we draw our hearts open before You, and cent...

Most Merciful God,  in thankfulness we sing out our praise,  and remember your love to us in each moment. You have taught us how to walk in ...

Lord of Life and Light, we thank You for watching over this world as it has turned from day to night. We thank You for watching over us as w...

As I was pondering this Sunday’s readings I was enjoying a gorgeous afternoon to sit in my backyard garden. I decided while I was sitting th...

Blessed Savior, we gather to worship You, to walk in your ways that we may carry your light and praise. Holy One, help us practice the self-...

Creator, Redeemer, Guide, we worship You and give you praise. As a shower of leaves descends from tree and branch, we remember your grace an...