 Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna!
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3/28/2020 0 Comments Prayers of the PeopleSon of God, come quickly to the aid
of your people. Come quickly to places of grief and despair. Come quickly to places devoid of the usual life-giving constructs. Come quickly to places of hopelessness .... https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/03/28/sunday-prayer-come-quickly/ 3/25/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, L5A Call to Confession
Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:10-11) Let us confess our sin before God, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, L5A Oh, that we had the faith of Martha, Lord, for in our trials and out of frustration, we cry out to you, expecting you to right all that is wrong in our world immediately. Oh, that we had the assurance of Mary, to fall at your feet and worship you even when our despair is more than we can maage. The stench of our greed and selfishness is great, O God, yet it is in the open now, and everyone is a witness to the ways in which we have failed to love our siblings in faith. Forgive us, we pray, and raise us up to new ways of living where kindness and compassion are the order of the day, where connectedness becomes a priority, where the desire for another's wellbeing overrides our desire to indulge ourselves. If we have learned nothing else as your children, may we learn to love one another as you love us. Assurance of God's Grace In Jesus is light, and the life is the light of all people. (John 1:4, pp) 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~ 3/24/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, L5A God calls to us in our isolation
inviting us to rise and greet the day, to set aside our fears and hopelessness, to trust that Jesus is the resurrection and the life, and to embrace opportunities to see the miracles God can do in our midst that we might never have imagined had God not met us at the tomb of despair. Let us worship God! 3/21/2020 2 Comments Prayers of the People, L4A O Great Shepherd,
because of you, we lack nothing. Even in these challenging times, you provide for us in unexpected ways ... https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/03/21/sunday-prayer-shepherding-fearful-flocks/ 3/19/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, L4A Call to Confession
For the wages of sin is death, the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Gracious Healer, We are blind: blinded by sin, blinded by the law, blinded by fear. In our darkness, we refuse to see, we refuse to listen, we refuse to believe. So we put you on trial, questioning everything and everyone. Forgive us, we pray. Open our eyes to see you at work in and among us. Open our ears to hear the Good News! Open our hearts to receive it. Heal our blindness, O God, and make us whole, so that God's works might be revealed in us. Assurance of God's Grace For God so loved the world that God sent God's only Son that whosoever believeth in him would not perish, but would have eternal life, for 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 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~ 3/17/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, L4A The Light of the World has entered the world
and the world has been changed because of it. The Son of Man has lived among us in the flesh, and we have seen him and believed. Let us worship the God of our salvation! 3/14/2020 0 Comments Prayers of the People, L3A Sunday Prayer: going and coming
The road is long, Lord, and we are weary. We have journeyed to this place from different locations along different roads for different reasons. Yet here we are, .... https://revgalblogpals.org/2020/03/14/sunday-prayer-going-and-coming/ 3/11/2020 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, L3A Call to Confession
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15) Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, L3A Here we are, God, coming to meet you when no one is around, because we are afraid of the judgment we know we deserve. We long to have our thirst for you satisfied, our spirits renewed, our hope restored. Here we are, God, deciding with whom it is appropriate to engage and who it isn't, judging one another without knowing their stories, withholding love. Forgive us, we pray, and teach us to sow grace that your people everywhere will reap a harvest of joy. Assurance of God's Grace For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send God's Son to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17) 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~ 3/10/2020 0 Comments Call to Worship, L3A You are invited. Come to the well of Living Water.
Come, and drink, and thirst no more. We come, O God, thirsting for you. You are invited. Come to the One who knows you, and knows everything about you. We come, O God, our hearts humbled before you. You are invited. Come and meet the Messiah, who is also called Christ, and worship. We come, O God, worshiping in spirit and in truth. |
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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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