God, in this hard year, we’re stumbling towards Thanksgiving.There has been lots to trip us up;a pandemic, economic meltdowns, social isolation,injustice on so many fronts:
Glory be to God for autumn things! For the green world changing colour; golden, crimson, amber, rust. For baskets of glorious apples: delicious, ambrosia, russet,
Spirit of Hope, can you hear us calling?This is our pandemic prayer.You see the virus, and chart its path.You are with the sick and with
Gracious God: We are the church united as we pray from different locations, connected through something more marvellous than technology– your Spirit filling us with
Our call to worship is from Micah 6:8 God has told you, O mortal, what is good;and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice,
This Mother’s Day is different, God. So many cannot visit their beloved mothers or grandmothers, or the women who have been like mothers. People feel
Great God: our community gathers in spiritthrough the marvels of technology to give thanks together.Thank you for medical professionals and staffwho work so faithfully in
Jesus died. He was buried. On the third day he rose. Thank you, God, for hope when hope was lost and for life when death
Jesus, Saviour, hear our Good Friday prayer.As human beings stagger under the weightof a worldwide pandemic,we turn to you, bearer of the pain of the
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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