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You call us out of the singularity of our everyday world
Spirit of life, love, and community, you have called us into a world of the common and the shared.
In the concerns and worries, the need, and the want of our usual comings and goings we find it hard to stop and consider deeply what we are doing. In the hurry of a working day, in
Prayer for the Dying
Almighty and eternal God, source of all love and compassion, we ask for your presence to surround and uphold this beloved soul.
May they be comforted in their time of need, and may your strength be their foundation.
Through your infinite goodness, sustain them in the face of pain and uncertainty, and guide them gently
Prayer for the autumn equinox
In our prayer let us be aware of the balance in nature and in our lives. The autumn equinox is upon us, a time of equal daylight and equal darkness. The energy of the summers growth is in decline. The leaves are starting to turn, the grain harvest is being gathered in. Those who worship
Benediction
This is a blessing for a service about the Edict of Torda.
Let us live in the spirit of Torda
So that in every place, under every sky
Each person’s understanding of God is
Permitted and respected.
Let us likewise guard that no one is
Reviled, threatened, imprisoned
Or in any way prejudiced for their religion
or
On this Good Friday
“…and the women that followed him from Galilee
stood afar off, beholding these things.” – Luke 23:49
On this Good Friday,
when we remember the suffering of Jesus at unjust hands,
his death on the cross,
we hold in our hearts those who suffer at unjust hands today:
all who suffer and die at the hands of
Where dead souls wait: for Easter Saturday
“In the spirit also he went and made his proclamation to the
imprisoned spirits.” – I Peter 3: 19
“He descended into hell.” – the Apostles’ Creed
In the pause that follows suffering and death,
as the cold and lifeless body lies broken in
the tomb,
the spirit lives on unsuspected, descending
into darkness,
its light extinguished
Evening Prayer
God of all goodness,
Our minds are anxious and even our hearts seem weighed with too much of the world,
Help us feel the precious sanctity of the soul, the still quiet voice within.
And your presence.
Can we breathe together for a moment, God*?
Just a simple breath, together.
To breathe as one breath and
May we be instruments of Peace
May we be instruments of Peace,
Where there is division, let us sow love.
Where there is harm, forgiveness;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is helplessness, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
In our divine oneness, may we know balance;
In our giving, we receive,
In our understanding, we