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11/8/2023 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+23A Call to Confession
Against {God}, {God} alone, have we sinned and done what is evil in {God's} sight, so that {God} is justified in {God's} sentence and blameless when {God} passes judgment. (Psalm 51:4 pp) Prayer of Confession Forgive us, God, for we have sinned. We do not incline our ears to you. Our ears are trained on messages from those who subvert your message for their own purposes. We do not tell the stories of your glorious deeds to our children ... or to anyone, for that matter. We use your name in vain and we take credit for the miracles you work in our midst. Our arrogance is beyond reprehensible. Forgive us, we pray! Open our ears to truly listen as you speak to us of the radical reign of love. Transform our hearts, so that the hope we claim is the hope that comes from knowing you more fully and walking humbly alongside you as we learn to be the people you have called us to be. Assurance of God's Grace God has promised that when we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just will forgive us of our sin, removing it as far as the east is from the west and remembering it no more. (Psalm 103:12 and 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.
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11/7/2023 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+23A Congregate, you who long to hear God's teaching!
Gather in, you who long to learn from God's parables! Listen to God's commandments and learn from them. God is here. Let us worship God!  Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=joshua+24%3A1-3a%2C+14-25&version=NRSVUE
Psalm 78:1-7 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+78%3A1-7&version=NRSVUE 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+thessalonians+4%3A13-18&version=NRSVUE Matthew 25:1-13 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 78:1-7. All liturgy this week will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 78:1-7 inspires or encourages you? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Joshua 3:7-17 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=joshua+3%3A7-17&version=NRSVUE
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+107%3A1-7%2C+33-37&version=NRSVUE 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+2%3A9-13&version=NRSVUE Matthew 23:1-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A1-12&version=NRSVUE The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37. All liturgy will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 inspires or encourages you? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 10/26/2023 0 Comments Playlist P+22A10/26/2023 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+22A Call to Confession
Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment. (Joel 2:13b) Let us return to God, confessing our sin, and seeking God's mercy: Prayer of Confession Forgive us, God, for we have sinned. We have made our dwelling place in the world in which we live with its worldly values and frustrations and fears. We have become more comfortable where we can self-focus and kvetch and cry not for others, but for our own pain and suffering. Hear our prayers, O God. Draw us near to you, and teach us compassion and peace. Teach us to weep for the things that break your heart. Teach us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Make of us a people that reflects the love you have shown for all creation, that we may be agents of transformation in the world according to your steadfast love. Assurance of God's Grace And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18) 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. 10/24/2023 0 Comments Call to Worship, P+22A Gather in, you who dwell in God,
and you who have only visited, and you who do not know God whatsoever. Mortals whose life is like grass, from everlasting to everlasting God is God. Let us rejoice in the Lord our God! Deuteronomy 34:1-12 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+34%3A1-12&version=NRSVUE
Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+90%3A1-6%2C+13-17&version=NRSVUE 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+2%3A1-8&version=NRSVUE Matthew 22:34-46 www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A34-46&version=NRSVUE The focus passage for A Place of Grace this week is Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17. All liturgy this week will be based on this passage. What in Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 inspires or encourages you this week? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 10/19/2023 0 Comments Playlist, P+21A10/18/2023 0 Comments Prayer of Confession, P+21A Call to Confession
for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened. (Romans 1:21) Let us confess our senselessness before God and seek God's mercy: Prayer of Confession We claim to be your children, O God, yet we are not lovers of justice. We are perpetuators of injustice. We claim to be followers of Christ, yet we are uncomfortable with equity because it threatens our perception of power. We expect that our faith ancestry, tracing back to Jacob and Rebekah, grants us privilege, but like our ancestors before us, we have not kept your decrees or statutes. Forgive us, we pray! Hear our prayers for mercy! Open our eyes and ears to truth, and teach us to be lovers of justice and creators of equity in a world that is starving for righteousness and peace. Assurance of God's Grace God's mercy is from everlasting to everlasting. (Psalm 103:17) 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. |
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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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