Loving Lord, All praise and honor and glory to you—Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Even to call upon your name is to enter the deepest of mysteries, You who are One yet three, three but One! As high as the heaven of heavens, higher still you are enthroned, Yet as low as any of us …
Tag Archives: The Power of Love
For Palm Sunday
Loving Lord God, We welcome you this coronation week, for you are the Lord, The Maker of Heaven and earth, the Lord enthroned above the heavens, approaching our world to reclaim it and us as your co-regents, hand-crafted, in-breathed, then regally commissioned! We welcome you, our only Loving Lord, strong and mighty, Laying …
Fight Pandemic with Pandemic
As we all know, the word “pandemic” has become synonymous with terms like “plague, scourge, and disease” and therefore conjures up a sense of dire threat. But “pandemic” is actually an adjective that qualifies something else as “widespread, prevalent, pervasive, universal, global.” “Pan” means “all,” and “Demos,” means “people.” When something is pandemic it extends …
For the Second Sunday in Lent
Loving Lord, You have invited us to come to you and follow you, And so, we assemble today in worship, coming into Your presence. You have invited us to put ourselves aside, to forget Self and draw near to the Source and Center of all in Your presence. You have invited us …
Contributing to Dream-Come-True
Three years ago I wrote what appears below, with just minor adjustments given our present circumstances. Instead of an inauguration three years ago, our nation will witness an impeachment trial in coming days. Although there seems to be little mystery about the outcome of that trial, will faithful followers of Jesus choose to be agents …