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10/27/2022 1 Comment Playlist, P+21C
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10/26/2022 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+21C Call to Confession
and shall confess the sin that has been committed. The person shall make full restitution for the wrong, adding one-fifth to it and giving it to the one who was wronged. (Numbers 5:7) Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy: Prayer of Confession This is us, God. We are Zaccheus. We pretend to be righteous, but when no one is looking (and sometimes when they are), we take what isn't ours. We are gluttons ... hoarders. We behave as if we are entitled. We are not worthy to be in your presence, yet we long to see you, to hear your voice, to be near you. Forgive us, we pray. Transform us. Teach us the compassion and empathy and grace that you have shown us in Christ. Assurance of God's Grace Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:10) People of God, in Jesus Christ, hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ, mercy is ours, and 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 week. 10/25/2022 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+21C Gather in,
you who are longing to see Jesus. Come, you who are curious, and you who are anxious, and you who are hopeful, and you who have been cast out, for the Son of Man came to seek and to liberate the lost. 10/21/2022 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+20C God of Grace,
be present with your people in every time and place, who seek your mercy. Be present with the proud, O God. Be present with the humble. Be present with the righteous. Be present with the sinner. Be present with the rogue and with those who toe the line. Pour out your grace upon those who call out to you, whether they recognize their need for it or not. Send your church, we pray -- imperfect as it may be -- to reflect your loving kindness, to offer support and encouragement, to guide and direct as Jesus did, opening doors for restoration to right relationship for all who have sinned and fallen short of your glory. 10/20/2022 0 Comments Playlist, P+20C O Savior, in This Quiet Place
Here in This Place (Gather Us In) Jesu, Jesus, Fill Us With Your Love What Does the Lord Require of You? Lord Jesus, Think on Me 10/19/2022 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+20C Call to Confession
Being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish our own, we did not submit to God's righteousness. (Romans 10:3) We pass judgment on our siblings in Christ. We despise them. (Romans 14:10) We say, "We are rich; we have prospered; we need nothing," not realizing that we are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. (Rev. 3:17) But God showed God's love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Let us confess our personal sin before God in the silence and seek God's mercy. Prayer of Confession God, be merciful to us! We are sinners. We stand in your courts, praying with an air of righteousness and a sense of contempt. We declare ourselves "not guilty" of the sins we name in the communal prayer, but we do not look within. We do not want to acknowledge that we break the spirit of the law, even if we manage to keep the letter. We hide our flaws and failures from others and pretend we can hide them from you. Hear our prayers for mercy. Look into our hearts, O God, and see the part of us that is broken. Mend our brokenness and transform us, we pray. Recreate us in your image, the image of Love. Assurance of God's Grace God will be merciful toward all our iniquities, and will remember our sin no more. (Hebrews 8:12) Hear the Good News: 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 week. 10/18/2022 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+20C In this place of grace,
all who stand before God will be heard: the pious and the petty, thieves, rogues, and adulterers, the saint and the sinner alike. In this place of grace, God sees all through the eyes of love. Come and be reconciled and restored. 10/15/2022 0 Comments Prayers of the People, P+19C O God,
you come to us in the widow seeking justice from her adversary, in the person of color looking for equitable treatment, in the man and his husband longing to be parents, in the child aching to be part of a family. You come to us in the homeless cold and hungry, in the persons who have served their time and need a second chance, in the poor who cannot pay their rent. You come naming your pain, desperate to be heard. You come demanding justice, and asking for a chance. You come in faith. You come with dogged hope. You come persistently. By the power of the Spirit, O God, make of your church a force for justice. Bring kindness and compassion to a hurting world through the hands and feet of your people. Help us to love as you love with mercy and with grace. 10/13/2022 0 Comments Playlist, P+19C Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart What a Friend We Have in Jesus Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart 10/12/2022 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+19C Call to Confession
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. (Romans 8:33) Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence and seek God’s mercy: Prayer of Confession Loving God, you are our fortress and our strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. Your faithfulness to us is beyond our imagination. Forgive our waywardness, we pray. We have allowed the world and its flash and furor to tear our attention away from you. We have lost patience with waiting, and we lack persistence in asking for the things that matter like wisdom and discernment and peace and reconciliation. We return to you humbly, acknowledging that our voice should be unrecognizable, given our distance from prayer. Yet you, O God, never forget the sound of your children. Gather us near to you, and cover us in your grace that we might remember the mercy you extend to those who call on your name. Assurance of God’s Grace The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you,[a] not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) Hear the Good News: In Jesus Christ, God’s patience is personified. People of God, 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 week. |
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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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