Authors: Wendy MacLean


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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Body of Christ
Celebration
Delight
God Creator
God's Presence
Holy Spirit
Love for Others
Love of God or Christ
Morning
Nature
Renewal
Restoration
Seasons of the Year
Service
Time
Witness and Testimony
World
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Beauty
Blessing
Body - physical
Calling and Vocation
Church Elders
Creation
Earth
Elders; Seniors
Evening
Love of God or Christ
Morning
Mystery
Suffering and Pain
Sun; Moon
Trinity
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Doubt
Faith
Fear
Frustration
Gifts
God - praise of
Holiness; Sacred
Holy Spirit
Hope
Jesus - images of
Joy
Silence; Solitude
Trinity
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
D. Fortin
Theme(s)
Caring
Choice; Decision
Confidence
Creation
Fear
God Creator
God's Nature
Guidance
Holy Spirit
Jesus - parables and sayings
Joy
Life
Life Transitions
Love
Love of God or Christ
Nature
Peace
Rooted and Grounded
Security
Sowing and Reaping
Transformation
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Caring
Choice; Decision
Confidence
Creation
Fear
God Creator
God's Nature
Guidance
Holy Spirit
Jesus - parables and sayings
Joy
Life
Life Transitions
Love
Love of God or Christ
Nature
Peace
Rooted and Grounded
Security
Sowing and Reaping
Transformation
Prayer
January 30, 2024

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Copyright
Creativity
Justice
Worship Column

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Compassion
Ecumenical
Healing
Home and Family
Interfaith
Peace
Peace - world or nations
Refugees; Refugee Justice
Wilderness and Desert
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Ancestors; Generations
Calling and Vocation
Community in Christ
Compassion
Economic Justice
Encouragement
Family of God
Fear
Friendship
Generosity
God's Nature
Healing
Justice
Kindness
Social Concerns
Sorrow
Suffering and Pain
Truth
Welcome
Wisdom
Word of God; Scripture
Yearning
Prayer

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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Blessing
Children
Family of God
God Creator
Justice
Life
Love
Promise
Strength
Prayer
November 08, 2023

“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...

Author(s)
Wendy MacLean
Theme(s)
Aging
Hope
Silence; Solitude
Worship Column