1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) The lectionary text from 1 Samuel presents a challenge for the preacher on this 2nd Sunday after Epiphany...
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Dear God as we celebrate this Epiphany week, when Christ was made manifest as your gift to all the world, we pray..
Mark 1:4-11 One of the things that most captures my attention in the Gospel lesson for Baptism of the Lord Sunday is..
Eternally loving Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we bow before you our maker and our only redeemer. Have mercy..
God of justice, love and hope, So many Americans, and people around the world, have hearts that are saddened and minds that..
Abraham Lincoln attended the church I served in Washington D.C. — The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. His memory is revered there,..
O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will..
Loving God who directed the Magi with a brilliant star, who created the stars shining brightly upon us tonight and the stars..
Gracious and eternal God, in these moments of strife and discord, we pray for our country. Call us to our better selves,..
This Epiphany prayer by Darcy Gillespie invites us to trust the light that leads us to Emmanuel — even when the path feels long and unclear.
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John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Christmas 2B If John’s majestic prologue is a summary of the whole Gospel, verse 12 is its synopsis of..
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A prayer that seeks God-with-us.
A Christmas Eve prayer based on Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-14 by Roger Gench.
Galatians 4:4-7 Christmas 1B The year 2020 has been a chaotic one by any measure! And as we have grappled with formidable..
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Luke 1:26-38 Advent 4B I’ve never had much interest in British royalty and know next to nothing about them. But in our..
A new hymn for Advent-Christmas during the COVID-19 pandemic “O God, We Long for Better Days” is a new hymn for use before..
Merciful God, hear our prayers for a world that continues to grapple with a relentless virus, and our gratitude for the light..
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Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Luke 1:46b-55 Advent 3B Isaiah 61 provides an inspiring vision for profoundly disorienting, destabilizing times — such as the..
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Isaiah 40:1-11 Advent 2B One of the watershed moments of Old Testament history was the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of..
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