Lord, in your mercy you healed those suffering in body, mind or spirit. We cry out to you now on behalf of..
Lord, our Master, Teacher and Friend, your patience with us is limitless. Your disciples misunderstood your parables, forgot your instructions and fell..
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-27 Ordinary 6A Here we go this week with God meddling in how we ought to..
Isaiah 58:1-9a; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 Ordinary 5A Greatness, in the kingdom of heaven, consists of fulfilling God’s law, the law..
Micah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 Ordinary 4A Blessed are … So begins this famous sermon of Jesus. Blessed are …..
Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 Ordinary 3A Jesus proclaims, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The time..
God of all tribes and nations, today we remember and give thanks for your servant, Martin Luther King Jr. His words moved..
Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 Ordinary 2A God called you. God is faithful. This refrain of God’s initiative and God’s..
Lord of all nations, as we watch world events unfold, our anxiety about our life together grows. As tensions around the globe..
Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 Baptism of the Lord — Year A God is a gentle bringer of justice who shows..
God, you assure us that when the earth trembles and the hills shake, your covenantal love remains forever. We cling to your..
God of all creation, we weep at the destruction wrought by wildfires in Australia. The images of land, homes, people and animals..
Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-14;John 1:(1-9) 10-18 Christmas 2A Adjectives abound this second Sunday after Christmas. The Gospel lesson exudes descriptors of the..
God of all time, as we start a new year , we look back with thanksgiving for your grace woven throughout each..
Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas 1A The combination of appointed texts for this week scrambles praise for God’s wonderful deeds..
"Wherever we find ourselves this day, we plead for the wisdom to be alert, aware, awake to your inbreaking and the transformation it brings in us and in all creation," writes Jill Duffield.
A Christmas Eve prayer by Jill Duffield.
Lord, we lament the state of our life together. We lament the rancor and the division. We lament our inability to listen..
Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-17; Matthew 1:18-25 Advent 4A Signs and angels mingle with kings and carpenters this week, demonstrating yet again God’s..
Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 Advent 3A Total restoration envelops us this third Sunday of Advent. God hones and heightens each..
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 Advent 2A John the Baptist is on the scene, calling for repentance, and people are flocking..
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Advent 1A Salvation is near. That’s the overwhelming word for this first week of Advent. God..
Give thanks in all circumstances. Your admonition, God, is clear, our execution of it inconsistent. Ours is a culture overflowing with discontent...
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Christ the King Sunday bridges Ordinary Time and Advent, inviting us to shift our attention..
Isaiah 65:17-25; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Ordinary 33C; Proper 28 God’s cosmic and total transformation hovers, lurks and looms this week...
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