Loving God, we express our thanksgiving for your blessing through these offerings. May they further our work in the Christian church, community, and beyond. Amen. Sandra Litt, St. James U.C., Waterdown, Ont.
God of the Lenten journey, we praise you. We set our intention to follow the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus through this sacred and holy season. You gave us Jesus to teach us about true worship and surrender. You call us out of our wilderness and into your kingdom.*...
Gracious God, we come weary from the busyness of this time of year. We come longing for your peace. We come seeking the Christ child. O God, receive us as we pray. We come, open to your word and open to receive your blessing, desiring to experience all that is...
Dieu saint, tu es notre ravissement. Nous t’aimons. Pourtant, nous le confessons, souvent nous te délaissons et imposons des conditions à notre relation. Alors que tu reçois nos aveux, rappelle à nos cœurs qu’en toi seul nous pouvons nous confier, inconditionnellement. ( moment de prière en silence ) Amen. Déclaration...
Holy God, we delight in you. We love you. Yet, we confess that we often turn our spirits from you and set conditions on our relationship. As we offer the confessions of our hearts, remind us that it is in you that we can trust, unconditionally. ( a time of...
For a participatory Thanksgiving Sunday reflection, pray the scriptures while creating an origami star of gratitude. Project a slide deck, with template instructions in the top left corner, an image of the developing shape on the right, and the corresponding scripture passage across the bottom of each slide. Have various...
For a participatory Thanksgiving Sunday reflection, pray the scriptures while creating an origami star of gratitude. Project a slide deck, with template instructions in the top left corner, an image of the developing shape on the right, and the corresponding scripture passage across the bottom of each slide. Have various...
Merciful One, you are here with us now and ever-present in our world, calling us to change, change our thoughts, change our lives. Help us to forgive, forgive ourselves, forgive others. Open our hearts to your transforming love. Enable us to experience and receive the blessings of the Spirit. May...
Loving and Redeeming God, we thank you for the gifts that you freely give to us. We are grateful for the life that you grant us. We remember all those in need, all those in our families we have concerns for, all those in our communities who are suffering, all...
We are one in this space in this building* in this community. We are one through the generations through song and word through worship. We are one just as we are. All are welcome in this place. Let us journey as one in the light of Love. Let us worship...
