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On Thursday evenings when we gather for worship on campus, we use the evening prayer liturgy, singing the ancient story of an angel announcing to Mary that she will give birth to the messiah.  We sing together Mary’s response accepting the responsibility, naming God’s commitment to the vulnerable and powerless while humbling the powerful and privileged.  This story is at

O God, Empower me to sing with Mary of your faithfulness and love. Help me to see your commitment to the vulnerable and powerless. Use me to work for justice and love in the world. Show me how you continue working through unlikely people and unlilkely circumstances. Remind me that you are here. Amen. singing with Mary | Mary and

39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit

John the Baptist figures prominently in the readings during Advent as we prepare for Christmas.  He points to Jesus and invites the people to see that Jesus is more than a teacher and more than a prophet. John makes clear that Jesus is the one they have been waiting for: the messiah who is going to change everything. I am

Final Thursday worship for 2024 on December 19th! We’ll resume on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 Gather for a relaxed and community-built time of worship on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Worship Hall at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.  You’ll find an informal and welcoming community; a place to step away from the demands of the week for a bit. There is

God of love, Show me how to love others. Help me to see how to live compassion and generosity. Guide me to set aside selfish self-interest and greed. Teach me to see the people I encounter as your children. Remind me that we are all beloved by you. Help me hear echoes of John’s voice today. Help me nurture growth

7 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 9 Even

In days when I feel weary and worn by struggles in my life, the problems of our communities, and the brokenness of the world, I find comfort in words from the prophet Isaiah quoted in this week’ gospel reading.  A voice comes from out in the wilderness, which is a place of danger and trial, as well as a place

God of hope, Your voice cries in the wilderness. -Hope into places of struggle. -Potential into places of uncertainty. -Justice into places of sorrow. -New beginnings and new life. Calm my fears and help me know you are here. Show me the ways you are changing and renewing the world. Show me how you are changing and renewing me. Amen.

1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 He