End of the Year Prayer
We’re still here, God,another year come and gone like a freight train.Some parts are clear and memorable,and there are blurry parts that went by too fast.Thank
We’re still here, God,another year come and gone like a freight train.Some parts are clear and memorable,and there are blurry parts that went by too fast.Thank
God, the message of the angels of Bethlehem was true. Good news of great joy came with Jesus’ birth, with his life, with his sacrifice
Loving God, thank you for our families. Thank you for the people who light up our lives, whose tender presence is dear beyond all words,
All-seeing God, hear my prayer for the future that I will not see. For all the children of my children’s grandchildren, and all the others
My brothers and sisters, this service has come to an end. Go into your week, serving your Saviour with love, delighting in the life God
The transgender man beaten, and the woman harassed on the bus. The disabled student not accommodated, and the bomb threat at the Jewish child-care centre.
Words dance into space bouncing off satellites: my voice rocketing through the stratosphere here and ricocheting into your ear there. Your thumbs type text and
Our Call to Worship is from John 13:34-35, the words of Jesus: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as
Lord, you give us choices each and every day.This week we have seen your path,and turned away from it.We have seen our brother or sister
I am a Mennonite pastor currently teaching theology at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. I’ve served congregations in Ontario and most recently, Alberta.
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