 The days are surely coming ...
surely coming when God will raise up a righteous Branch who will deal wisely ... who will execute justice ... justice! and righteousness! and wisdom! And the sheep shall no longer fear or be dismayed or go missing. Praise be to God!
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11/13/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P23C Call to Confession
But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. (Malachi 3:2) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P23C Do not look at us, O God! For if you look, you will see our arrogance. You will see our sense of entitlement. You will see our indignation and our anger and our self-righteousness. You will see that we carry all of it openly ... flaunting it frequently ... because we have not yet learned what it means to be a people of grace. Forgive us, we pray, though we hardly deserve it. Look past our grandstanding to our fears and teach us to love others the way you love us, unconditionally. Teach us to truly love others the way we long to love ourselves ... with compassion and with kindness. Assurance of God's Grace But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God! Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also- forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you. Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day~ 11/12/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P23C The Day of the Lord is coming,
has come. The sun of righteousness will rise, has risen, with healing in his wings. This yet to be/already is dichotomy is life in the kingdom for those who revere God's name. Let us gather, leaping for joy like calves from the stall, and worship our God with joy and thanksgiving! 11/6/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P22C Call to Confession
Let us hear what God the Lord will speak, for God will speak peace to God's people, to God's saints; but let them not turn back to folly. Surely God's salvation is near to those who fear God, that glory may dwell in our land. (Psalm 85:8-9) Prayer of Confession, P22C Cast us not away from your presence, O God, and take not your Holy Spirit from us. We long for the days of glory, when your house was filled to overflowing with your people singing your praise, but we, ourselves, do not enter your courts with thanksgiving or your gates with praise. We do not lead the company of gatherers to worship. We do not celebrate Sabbath. Forgive our hypocrisy, O God. Inspire in us a desire to work for your kingdom come and not just give it lip service. Take away our fear of change and of holy transformation. Restore to us the joy of your salvation, and uphold us with a willing spirit, that the glory of your house may be restored according to your promise, and we may participate in it according to your will. Assurance of God's Grace And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you. Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day~ 11/5/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P22C Come, you who remember,
who remember when God's house was a place of glory. Come, you who long to see God's glory fill God's house again. Come, in the strength of the Lord. Come with the power of the Spirit. Come, prepared to work. but do not fear, for God is with you. 10/17/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P19C Call to Confession
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P19C Your faithfulness is beyond our comprehension, O God, for we are a faithless people, breaking covenant with you, and with each other, until our word no longer matters. We know your law of love, but we do not follow it. Our desires come before our concern for our neighbor. Forgive us we pray, and write your law upon our hearts, so that we may truly be your people and you may truly be our God. Assurance of God's Grace The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah ... I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. (Jeremiah 31:31, 34) In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you. Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day. 10/15/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P19C The days are surely coming ...
They are coming ... surely coming ... when God will write a new covenant a new one ... a new covenant ... upon our hearts our hearts. Come know the Lord. 10/9/2019 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P18C Call to Confession
Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or the Lord's ear dull, that it cannot hear; but (our) iniquities have made a separation between (us) and (our) God, and (our) sins have hidden God's face from (us) so that God does not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2) Let us confess our sin before God, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P18C Here we sit, Lord, exiles in a landscape of despair. This is not where we wanted to be when we set out on this journey, yet it is where we have landed. We wander around here, building temporary shelters, but expecting to die in this Godforsaken place. We stopped hoping to be rescued a long time ago, and we have long since lost our way home. Forgive our lack of faith, God. Forgive our failure to trust in your promises. Help us to reach out and form community with those around us who are also suffering, so that together, we might find out way back to you. Assurance of God's Grace God has promised that when we confess our sin, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive us our sin, removing it as far as the east is from the west, and remembering it no more. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God! Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you. Please extend the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day~ 10/8/2019 0 Comments Call to Worship, P18C You who are living in exile:
Take heart ... this is not a permanent address. Put up your temporary mailboxes in the land of hopelessness and fear if you must, but know that God is with you; you are not alone. Gather with God's people, wherever you are, and worship the God who has not forsaken you. |
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Julie participated in the 25th Seminar for Certified Zentangle(R) Teacher Training in June, 2019, trained by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. In addition to creating art as a personal spiritual practice, Julie also incorporates the Zentangle(R) method in Prayer Art Retreats in a variety of contexts, including church groups, friend gatherings, and at a local art gallery. Check out the Upcoming Events page for a calendar of events, or use the Contact Us page to inquire about scheduling an event with your group!
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