Every Wednesday we invite you to Pause & Pray with us. Today's Pause & Pray is written/curated by Beth Quick. Image: "The Tree of Knowledge," Bill Bell PRAY: We long for wisdom, O God, but prefer that it be our own. We turn away from the ideas of others and ignore the possibility and promise …
10 September 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54keZrGOL1E Gathering Music "When There’s Trust in the Room" Call to Worship Cassie Montelongo Adapted from Christian Aid Leader: O God,you are the gathering oneAll: who calls us into communitywith each otherto love and work,to support and heal. Leader: You are the gathering oneAll: who calls us into communitywith all people;to bring justice and hope,freedom …
5 September 2024 – Chapel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjm02W8bdjc Gathering Music “Let Your Love Shine” - Mark Miller Call to Worship Carrie-Lee Farnham Adapted from Rev. Molly Bolton, enfleshed Leader: Welcome, beloveds. Gather with confidence, for you belong.All: All parts of us belong.Leader: No one can make the table of God un-set for us.All: Nothing can make the Spirit’s arms un-opened to us.Leader: …
4 September 2024 – Pause & Pray
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, …
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 …
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