7/31/2021 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+10BTeacher,
we looked for you and could not find you. We did not see where you went. Our faith disappeared ... Sunday Prayer posted: https://revgalblogpals.org/2021/07/31/sunday-prayer-longing-for-lasting-substance/
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7/20/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+9BIf you are looking for miracles,
look no farther. The God of the resurrection is working miracles before your very eyes. If you are hungry for righteousness, feed on the Word. The Bread of Life is before you. Take and eat. If you are feeling tossed about in the darkness on a choppy sea of uncertainty, do not be afraid. The same Lord who speaks calm to the wind and sea is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Let us worship the Lord our God. 7/13/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P9BWeary disciples,
worn out from the constant juggling of expectations and demands that others place on you and that you place on yourself, come to a place of renewal and rest. Scattered sheep, wandering aimlessly, hurting and hungry, hopeful and hopeless and in need of healing, come to a place of welcome and be restored. Your God is waiting. Come and worship. 7/10/2021 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P8BThe Church is a-buzz with debate, O God.
We do not know what to call your Son: is he prophet? priest? king? Is he shepherd? ... Sunday Prayer posted: revgalblogpals.org/2021/07/10/sunday-prayer-264/ 7/9/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P8BCall to Confession
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8) Let us confess the ways in which we have failed to love God and neighbor and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession, P8B With fear and trembling, we approach you, Lord, knowing that we have done what is evil in your sight and deserve to be cut off from you and from your community: We have chained the innocent, imprisoned the truth-tellers, and isolated prophets on the basis of jealousy, fear, and greed; We have demanded the spotlight, lured the unsuspecting, and expected special favors at the expense of the underprivileged; We have broken your law of love, behaving cruelly toward one another in order to get our own way. Lord, in your mercy, forgive us, and transform our hearts of stone. Keep us from being consumed by our guilt -- though it is great -- and give us strength to love as we are loved. Release us from the chains of hatred that bind us and inspire in us a desire to unchain those we have bound by our attitudes and our desires. Assurance of God's Grace In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9) 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. 7/8/2021 0 Comments Call to Worship, P8BCome, you who've read the headlines
and you who haven't. Come, you who've experienced the miracles of the prophet, priest, and king at work in your life, and you who have been witnesses, and you who are longing for miracles of your own. Come, you sinners and you saints and offer your praise for the Holy One of God in worship. 7/1/2021 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P7BCall to Confession
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:2) Let us confess our sin before God, repent from our wicked ways, and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession Son of God, forgive us. We are your siblings, co-heirs of the kin-dom, yet we are also the ones who cut you down. We laugh at your teachings, we respond with sarcasm and disbelief. We refuse to welcome those you send out in your name ... your prophets, your friends ... and we refuse to be among them -- the called, the equipped, the sent. It boils down to trust, Lord, and we claim that our DNA is that of distrust. It is how we are made, we say, yet we were made in your image, in the image of love, in the image of mercy, in the image of wisdom. Open our ears, we pray, that we might hear. Open our eyes, we pray, that we might see. Open our hearts, we pray, that we might trust -- in you and in one another -- and find hope and healing in the Good News. Assurance of God's Grace God has promised that when we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins, removing them as far as the east is from the west and remembering them 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 today. |
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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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