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Living Psalm 99
In the Revised Common Lectionary, this particular praise psalm appears on the big days. It highlights those moments when the truly amazing happens. O sing to the Lord a new song, we hear in the celebration of Christ’s birth. It… Continue reading
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Sung Blessings for the End of Worship
Last week, I attended a boundary training where I befriended someone who knew my name for the liturgy I’ve written. “You used to write for Worship Ways, right?I always loved your words.” I was humbled by this especially after receiving… Continue reading
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Prayers and Songs for the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America
Two hundred and fifty years ago, there began an experiment in governance and imagination. There was a hope that people could shape the vision and hope for the land they called home. It was imagined by those founding mothers and… Continue reading
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5 Small Things to Pepper into Worship at Times Like These
There are a whole array of wonderful packages to curate a beautiful worship experience for every season. Lent begins Sunday so those materials have already been acquired. Or not. Bulletins have most likely already been printed. This is a post… Continue reading
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Pandemic Palm Sunday Psalms and Prayers
Though I have linked many times to the wonders of the Living Psalms Project cultivated and nurtured by my own United Church of Christ, I was humbled and thrilled to offer my own words to this wonderful collaboration. It was… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
This lovely meditation on the Magnificat was in my email from The Work of the People a few days ago. I love the slightest twist on the more familiar words from those verses in Luke’s first chapter. If you’re looking… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the Third Sunday of Advent
A few years ago, I heard Gaudete by Brad Reynolds in worship and I loved it so much that I have no idea what happened through the rest of the service. I was lost in wonder of these joy-filled words.… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the Second Sunday of Advent
Last week, I shared my own candle lighting liturgy for Advent but then Maren Tirabassi posted this beautifully simply liturgy inspired by Howard Thurman and I love it. If you haven’t chosen something because you’re exhausted and it’s Thanksgiving and… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the First Sunday of Advent
It was just yesterday that I was in a Zoom meeting daydreaming about what Advent might look like in 2022 with my collaborators at Seasons of the Spirit FUSION. It was such a fun conversation with so many ideas on… Continue reading
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Pandemic Fireside Prayers for Christmas
There are other things that might be done on Christmas Eve. I have a few options in my kitchen for your pandemic planning. This might not be that. It could be. You know your people best and what might work… Continue reading
