One: God, you provide beyond our imagination All: and yet somehow, not quite up to our expectation. One: We desire so many things, forgetting your desires. All: We long to control what you do, how you act, who you … [Continue reading] about confession: rationed abundance
confession and assurance: not enough
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. We confess that we are no longer seeking anything because we believe we can longer be surprised. As those who … [Continue reading] about confession and assurance: not enough
confession: You make promises…
One: You make a lot of promises, God, and we confess that sometimes we don’t believe them. All: It feels like we are alone out here, like we’d better take matters into our own hands. One: Your promise of abundant life, your promise of … [Continue reading] about confession: You make promises…
Sunday’s Coming: working toward February 24
One Lenten Sunday down...how did your beginning of Lent go last Wednesday and yesterday? Did you do anything designed to help people enter the season in a particular way? What are your hopes for the rest of the season, both worship-wise and in your … [Continue reading] about Sunday’s Coming: working toward February 24
confession: we have forgotten
One: Your story stretches from age to age, O God, and you call us to be a part of it. All: But we have forgotten your story, left the book to gather dust on the shelf, hoping the bits we remember here and there will be enough. One: … [Continue reading] about confession: we have forgotten
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