Precious Lord, God of Creation, welcome to our morning! It is your morning, really—you made it, and you made us. But today, we have taken time to join with each other to celebrate! We join our prayers to the prayers of the world: birds singing, flowers bold with colour, summer...
Authors: Wendy MacLean
I was ordained to Word and Sacrament. Now, without a congregation, my vows to God are even more binding. Word gives shape to the beauty voiced in the vocabulary of earth. Word gives language to the aches, sighs, and moans of the heart. Word flirts and teases sound and syllable...
Creating God, Great Spirit, Christ of light and love, we praise you. On this day of Pentecost, open us to the gift of your Spirit and the rushing, wild joy of your presence in us. Help us to understand the language of the heart so we may speak the language...
Dieu saint, Créateur et Gardien de la Création, Vie de la vie, Nous te louons! Nous chantons avec allégresse! Guide-nous vers la vie nouvelle que tu crées en nous. Pardonne-nous lorsque nous choisissons nos voies plutôt que les tiennes. Pardonne-nous lorsque nous laissons notre monde se refermer sur lui-même et...
Holy One, Maker and Keeper of Creation, Life of Life, we praise you! We sing joy! Open us to the new life you are creating in us. Forgive us when we choose our ways instead of your ways. Forgive us when we let our world get so small that there...
In worship, we are immersed in the words of poets and the accompaniments written by musicians. We love the way scripture, music, and prayer echo our own lives, as if they were written just for us. We keep them close for when we need them. “And he walks with me...
Wendy MacLean, Christ U.C., Lyn, Ont., shares the idea of a multi-faith gathering for peace held during Advent in her community: Our theme was “Finding Home.” Recognizing the millions of people without homes, we turned to our sacred traditions and texts to find a continuity that has kept people’s hearts...
Holy One, Divine Spirit, Heart of the Universe, you speak to us in many ways: in words of scripture, in songs of faith, in tradition and in a family of faith, in crisis and in celebration. Like our sisters, brothers, and siblings in the ancient stories of scripture, we come...
Great Spirit, Creator, and Lover of the Universe, we give thanks for this day and for all the wonders it holds. We rejoice in the gift of new life. We celebrate the blessing of our baptism and the family of faith in which we belong, as your children. Help us...
“Your prayer has been heard.” —Luke 1:13 Zechariah was struck mute by an angel, and I was feeling mute, too. For my whole ministry, I have been involved in helping churches imagine and work toward a creative, faithful future, but now I was tired of meetings. I longed to sequester...