Happy Mothers Day! Opening Prayer: Spirit of Life, in whom we live and move and have our being, we worship you. We thank you for your presence among us and in your whole creation. Fill us with your power, that by truthful … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: New every morning is your mercy, O God; your faithfulness is as boundless as the heavens. We gather to worship you, thankful for all your gifts. We thank you that Jesus, in dying and rising for us, has … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: God, you are the source of our life. Gather us now together, we pray. Form us into a holy community of your own people, molding us by the breath of your Holy Spirit, and revealing in this corporate body the … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Risen Lord, live in us that we may live in you. We gather to thank you that in your resurrection we are renewed and transformed. We thank you that in your resurrection we ourselves may hope for the end of … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: Life-giving God, as we continue to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, we pray that we may be bound together in Christian love and that our faith and fellowship may be a witness through which your spirit … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer: God of the Risen Christ, you love us so much as to raise Christ from the tomb. In you we find only life and grace. You grant us peace in Christ. You give us forgiveness of sin. You welcome us back when we … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer God of Resurrection, bring Easter to our hearts, to our eyes and ears, to our lives, this morning. In the name of Christ, whose life and love could not be stamped out. Whose resurrection hope, is the hope … [Read more...]

Readings Gospel Lesson - Mark 11: 1-11 NRSV (source) When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer Hope of the world, hope of all hearts, our hope remains in you especially when hope seems hard. Speak to us through your word. Come to us at your table. And sustain us in the hope of the covenant you have … [Read more...]

Opening Prayer Holy God, we come before you thankful that you love us as we are. We are creatures of your hand; we are a community formed by your Spirit. You are the potter; we are the clay. With your sure and loving hands, … [Read more...]