Prayers for the moment Holy yearnings: a prayer for the end of the year This prayer by Katy Shevel is for anyone feeling the weight of nostalgia, the ache of loss, or the hope of new beginnings.
Prayers for the moment A collect prayer for the shortest day of the year Daniel Health offers a prayer examining sunlight and son-light for December 21, the shortest day of the year.
Weekly Liturgy Order of worship — December 24, 2024 You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Looking into the lectionary Christmas Eve — December 24, 2024 Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the spirit of beloved community. Christ's birth is a symbol of peace and inclusivity, she writes, welcoming even those we might exclude.
Looking into the lectionary Fourth Sunday of Advent — December 22, 2024 Teri McDowell Ott explores how the lectionary passages for the fourth Sunday of Advent invite us to embody hope.
Looking into the lectionary Order of worship — December 22, 2024 You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Weekly Liturgy Order of worship — December 15, 2024 You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Looking into the lectionary Third Sunday of Advent — December 15, 2024 John Wurster writes about John the Baptist.
Weekly Liturgy Order of worship — December 8, 2024 You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Looking into the lectionary Second Sunday of Advent — December 8, 2024 Sometimes, being loved by God feels like being scrubbed clean, writes Carol Holbrook Prickett.