Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause and Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written/curated by Beth Quick. PRAY: Today, pray a breath prayer. Repeat as many times as you need. Inhale: My “no” is sacred. Exhale: I can honor its Sound. (from Cole Arthur Riley, @blackliturgies) MEDITATE: "Let your word be “Yes, …
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3 September 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC2LlQUC83Q Gathering Music "Come and Find the Quiet Center" - Shirley Erena Murray Come and find the quiet centerin the crowded life we lead,find the room for hope to enter,find the frame where we are freed:clear the chaos and the clutter,clear our ears, that we can hearall the things that really matter,be at peace, and …
29 August 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsfQNLFdtxE Gathering Music “Can Anything Anywhere Hinder God’s Love?”Words: David Bjorlin, Music: Mark Miller Call to Worship Adrian Mendoza (adapted from Katherine Hawker, Liturgy Outside) Leader: The world can hardOur losses realOur grief tangibleOur fear palpableAll: Merciful God, quiet our rush to judgment. Leader: The world can be heavyOur anxiety clawingOur confusion largeOur responsibility tenuousAll: …
24 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
(Image: "High Summer Prairie" by Helen R. Klebesadel, https://klebesadel.com/2023/12/08/tis-the-season-for-art-and-gratitude/) Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause and Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written/curated by Esther Somp. Pray: “Prayer of Gratitude”Heavenly Father, as this semester draws to an end, we take a moment to consider everything that has happened. We express our gratitude …
23 April 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJ6iXqHVco Gathering Music "There’s a Spirit of Love in This Place" - Words & Music: Mark A. Miller There’s a spirit of love in this place,There’s a spirit of love in this place.You can’t see it, but it’s there,Just as precious as the air.There’s a spirit of love in this place. There’s the presence of …
18 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSjyNUsgvL4 Gathering Music Medley Lan Wilson Greeting How do we hold this space together? Dr. Traci West Opening Music “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” - Negro Spiritual Dee Jackson Opening Litany of Confession Leader: O God, we humbly confess to you the silences we must break.Dorcas: In my Ghanaian culture, victim questioning never …
17 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
Image: Fizdi Prints Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause & Pray with us. Today's reflection is written/curated by Marcel Okito. Pray: Everlasting God, You are faithful every season. You are loyal every day, that is why we thank You for another day to enjoy the gift of life that You blessed us with. Thank …
16 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RAO_-jqeT8 Gathering Music “Stand In Awe” - Words: Brett Hesla Call to Worship Esther Somp Adapted from enfleshed Leader: When we are afraid of the wilderness,All: God’s love is courageous.Leader: When systems of exploitation ask us to join in the ways of power-over,All: God’s resistance is sturdy and steadfast.Leader: When we feel destructive ways banging …
11 April 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFv1suS-ecQ Gathering Music Juan Martinez Benavides Ven al banqueteAuthor: Bob Hurd, Pia Moriarty, Jaime Cortez CHORUSVen, ven al banquete.Ven a la fiesta de Dios.Here the hungry find plenty,here the thirsty shall drink.Ven a la cena de Cristo,come to the feast. VERSE 1Like the child whose fishes and loavesFed the multitudeIn the Lord, the little we …
10 April 2024 – Pause & Pray
Every Wednesday, we invite you to Pause and Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written and curated by Francis Osuji. PRAY: Dear God, Thank you for your amazing power and work in our lives. We appreciate all of your goodness and grace. Thank you for your great love and care. Thank you for …
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