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5/23/2020 0 Comments Sunday Prayer, E7ABefore the beginning of the world, Lord,
you knew this moment would come. Before the beginning of the world, you prepared for it ... you called us to follow ... Sunday Prayer posted: https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/05/23/sunday-prayer-a-prayer-for-life/
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5/19/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, E7A May all God's people know God
and know God's Son whom God sent to glorify God. In the name of God, we come to worship and to glorify. May all God's people receive the Truth, believing in the One who brings it, and the Truth that dwells within. In the name of God, we come, receiving, believing, proclaiming. May all God's people be one as Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit are One. In the name of Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit, we come, one Body, one mind. Praise be to God! 5/13/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, E6A Call to Confession
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 1 John 2:1 Let us confess our sin before God, through our advocate, Jesus Christ, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, E6A Almighty God, we deserve to be condemned. We have not kept your commandments. All we can think about is our own desires, our own needs, our own wants, our own fears, instead of paying attention to the Spirit of Truth. We are not loving our neighbors well at all, and we certainly aren't loving you. We're too busy making demands to consider what we might learn from the journey we are taking. We are too busy whining about inconveniences to pay attention to the voices of those who are sacrificing their very selves for the good of the whole. Forgive our self-centeredness, O God of mercy! Come alive in us, and shake us out of our tunnel vision. Remind us that it is NOT we who make ourselves, but YOU who create us and care for us and provide for us. Turn our fearful hearts to you, we pray, and teach us again, what it means to wholly rely on your grace, that we might remember what it really means to be your people. Assurance of God's Grace Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Romans 8:34 In the name of the risen Christ, who lives and reigns with God and who intercedes on our behalf, 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. 5/12/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, E6A The Spirit of Truth abides with us.
We have not been abandoned. The Spirit of Truth moves within us. We have not been abandoned. The Spirit of Truth will reveal to us our relationship to God, our Creator, through Jesus, our Redeemer. We have not been abandoned. Thanks be to God! 5/7/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, E5A Call to Confession
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 2 John 1:9 Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy: Prayer of Confession, E5A We are Thomas, saying, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" We are Philip, saying, "Lord, show us the Father." All this time, and still we do not know you. If we did, we would recognize you. We would recognize God-with-us. We would see your works, and point to them. But we are blinded by our disbelief, unable to see through our fear, frozen by our anxiety. Forgive us, we pray. What we want more than anything is the sure and certain hope that you are above all, and in all, and through all ... that you will bring good from these circumstances as you have brought good from whatever we have handed you in the past ... that you who created all things good will redeem this mess we have created and save us along with it. We believe, Lord. Help our unbelief! Assurance of God's Grace For God so loved the world, that God gave God's only Son that whosoever believes in him would not perish, but would have everlasting life. God did not send God's son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17 In the name of the risen 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~ *Photo credit: Crystal Holmes <3 5/6/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, E5A Do not let your hearts be troubled.
Believe in the Creator; Believe also in the Redeemer. Christ as come and will come again, and in the meantime, will prepare a place for us. Let us worship with gratitude and praise! 5/2/2020 0 Comments Prayers of the People, E4AGood Shepherd, we are so grateful for your voice, quietly, calmly, directing us, leading us ... https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/05/02/sunday-prayer-called-by-name/  4/28/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, E4A The Good Shepherd calls his sheep by name
and leads them out. We follow because we know his voice. Whoever enters through the Good Shepherd's gate will be saved. We will come in and go out and find pasture. Whoever enters through the Good Shepherd's gate will have life and have it abundantly. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God! 4/22/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, E2A Call to Confession
The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 Let us confess our sin before God, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, E2A We are disheartened, Lord. We are confused and looking for answers, trying to make sense of the indescribable. We are searching for hope, and struggling to see what is right in front of us. Forgive us, we pray. Open our eyes to see you in the healer who companions our loved ones when we cannot be there, in the deliverer of surprises, in the carrier of Good News. Open our ears to hear you in the Word that never changes and yet is always dynamic and relevant, in the kindness of a stranger, in the patience of a teacher. Open our hearts to recognize you in the breaking of bread, in the gathering of friends near and far, in the flash of a moment when everything becomes clear. We want to witness to the miracle of resurrection life, but first, we have to encounter it ourselves. Assurance of God's Grace Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has redeemed his people. Luke 1:68 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 Zoom-counter this day~ 4/21/2020 1 Comment Call to Worship, E2A All who find themselves discussing
recent tragedies, looking for light in the darkness, stop on the journey, and listen. All who are blinded by grief and confusion, trying to make sense out of that which does not, stop on the journey, and pay attention. All who are weary of traveling yet still thoughtful of traveling companions, stop on the journey, and offer hospitality, for the one who walks alongside you ... the hungry, tired, anxious, at-risk stranger, is none other than the risen Christ. |
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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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