Ordinary Time

Maybe this week you’re particularly praying for God to put words in your mouth, to raise up a prophet…it’s the middle of winter for many of us, and it’s that part of the Epiphany season when we’re getting tired of the first chapter of Mark and simultaneously our minds are occupied with Lent planning. In many churches (well, okay, mine anyway!) it’s also chili cook-off season…which brings to mind Paul’s discourse on food. Perhaps when someone asks for your secret chili ingredient, you can say “knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” (ha!) Or maybe you’ll seriously take it on–part of our constant seeking for both holiness and wholeness (of ourselves and community) means thinking about even mundane things. Or maybe you think this aspect of Scripture and everyday life needs to be addressed.

Are you continuing with Mark, the demons who know Jesus, the command to be silent, and the amazement at Jesus’ authority?

Or is this perhaps a week you just need some good news–the kind you can find in the Psalm with its praise, promise, and remembering?

Whatever you’re working on this week, we’re here to create worship together. Drop in to the comments with your ideas, seeds of ideas, words or phrases, hymn ideas, or liturgical resources we need to know about, so we can join in the creative process together!

Hello, worshipping friends! How are you this week? Are you weathering the storms, enjoying (or enduring) the snow, plotting a vacation? Whatever you’re doing, we hope you’re also looking forward to Sunday! We’re ready to create something new–are you?

Maybe this week you’re thinking that Paul’s admonition that time is short may not have been about history, but about something else. Or maybe it is–is time short? What does that look like in liturgy?

Maybe you’re pondering good ol’ Jonah and his experience–foreign to many preachers, heehee!–of giving a message and having people do exactly what he says!

Maybe you’re wondering if there’s a creative way to approach the call of the disciples. After all, we’re all called, but we also hear these stories all the time. What ways might we use liturgy and music to let this story speak to us in this time and place in a powerful way?

Maybe you’re praying with the psalmist, being reminded that God alone is the source of our life and faith.

Maybe you’re participating in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this Sunday (or another day during the week). We know about the resources over at textweek, but what else do you wish you had for a Christian Unity theme? What new things can we unite to write together?

Whatever your direction, join us here to create together!