Abiding in Hope

Ruth:1-18             The voice I hear this passing night was heard                      In ancient days by emperor and clown:             P...

One year in the 90s,  when I taught middle school, the choir teacher decided to take her students on a singing tour of nearby nursing homes....

God of Abundant Grace, your steadfast hand guides and upholds us, in joy and in struggle. You, O Most Holy One, are our covert and our shiel...

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...

God of the Honey Bee, God of the Lark, God of the Aspen Grove, we join with all your creatures in a chorus of praise and worship. We are uph...

Holy One of Mystery, Loving Ground of Being, Creator of All, we bow before you in wonder. May our every breath be a prayer of gratitude and ...

Mark 10:17-31 This Sunday’s collect reads as follows: Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continual...

O Glorious, Creating God, we thank You for being our companion through the seasons of life, and we praise and bless You forever! You are our...

Holy One, we lift our heart before You like empty basins to be filled with wisdom and mercy. We give you thanks, O Creator, for sun-dappled ...

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...

Our readings today have stories of enemies, jealousies, and rivalry coming through them. There are some harsh images in the harsh for such a...

Most Merciful God, we gather around your altar to worship and give you thanks, praising your wondrous love. Help us, Lord Jesus, always to r...

O God of All Creation, hear us as we draw near to You, and place our hearts at your feet. For the long green season that is closing, and in ...

Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 This Sunday all of our lectionary readings are about wisdom: wisdom as a housew...

“Who do you say that I am?” the Holy One asks, each and every day as so many claim his name. This is not an academic exercise. “Who do you s...

A group of rabbis gathered one day after a long day of studying the Book of Bereshit, which we call the Book of Genesis. The question that w...

Mark 7:24-37 Just like all of us, Jesus needed periods of rest. And by now, the only way he was going to get that was by going away, by goin...

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Many years ago, a sweeping history of Australia was published called The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia’s Found...

I used to love to watch war movies with my Dad, especially those John Wayne classics like The Sands of Iwo Jima and The Longest Day. We love...