A Lament, for Many Reasons Bittersweet prayers, Lord! Thinking of my dad, gone for 42 years. Thinking of cancer, and how it robs so many Of such love, caring, and companionship. Bittersweet prayers, dear Jesus! Thinking of dying patients and loving families, Thinking of hospice and good-byes and grief. Bittersweet prayers, sweet Spirit! Thinking of… Read More
Sunday Prayer – White Woman Worship/er
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Photo of Rev. Dr. Barb Hedges-Goettl at her daughter’s wedding; taken by a family member. (Don’t have too many pictures in my pastor garb, and couldn’t find any white women worshiper photos that were available without copyright.) Dear God, I confess that I am–I know this is surprising to you–still white.…
Tuesday Prayer
Sweet Spirit of Hopefulness, Too many stories of heartache fill our newsfeeds. Too many comments of negativity fill our airwaves and irritate our eardrums. Between the public world and our private lives, sorrow and anxieties rage. Where is your tranquility, Spirit of God? As the currents of life overtake us, may your winds encircle us… Read More
Monday Prayer
Monday Prayer: a prayer for dear seniors Dear Lord, thank You for dear seniors. Thank You for years of wisdom and time well spent. Thank You for frolic, foolishness and time well wasted. Help me to listen well when they reminisce, again. Help me have compassion when they cannot remember. Lead me to special conversations,… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Divine Breath of Wellness, As our bodies ache of illnesses or our hurt from injuries, we seek your comforting presence. As our minds race from anxiety or tire from depression, we seek your care. Oh how we wish these bodies and minds of ours would be superhuman! And yet, in our vulnerability, we reach out… Read More
SUNDAY Prayer 6/5/22
Having a trans daughter gives the words of the Belhar Confession new meaning and resonance, particularly in Pride Month. Read More
SUNDAY PRAYER: A salve for what ails me
A simple salve for our wounds and hurts Read More
Friday Prayer
Holy One – did you lean closer today and watch as the small black cat crossed the road, toward my beckoning hand on her delicate paws? Did you hear the way she purred, did you send her just for me? And while I’m at it, can you make heaven like summer camp? Can there be… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary Worship Resources: May 29, 2022 Acts 16:16-34
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*SUNG CALL to WORSHIP #106 Alleluia, Alleluia! (chorus, v. 1-2)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? *HYMN #104 Christ is Risen, Shout Hosanna! CALL TO CONFESSION: Jesus wants to set us free, let us confess our need for God’s freedom and forgiveness to God. UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Jesus, we confess that, like the slave girl and…
Sermon on Act 16:16-34 (RCL May 29, 2022)
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As noted last week, the Narrative Lectionary uses the time between Easter and Pentecost to focus on the early church, this year telling the story of Paul, using passages from Acts and (this year) from Philippians Acts is, of course, the continuation of the story of Jesus’s followers as told by…
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