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Category: Liturgies

  • Liturgy of the Clock

    Liturgy of the Clock

    Giver of life, Present everywhere and filling all things, Let us today savour the breeze, Gliding softly past our faces, One of countless moments We too frequently ignore…

  • A Cost of Living Liturgy

    A Cost of Living Liturgy

    Give us your eyes, that we might see beyond ourselves. Give us your hands, that we might remain generous. Give us your heart, that we might feel others’ needs. Give us your resources to meet the needs we can.

  • The Led Zeppelin Liturgy

    The Led Zeppelin Liturgy

    Glory to the Father of the four winds, who fills our sails As we cross the sea of years.

  • Liturgy of Unheralded Saints: July 18-24

    Liturgy of Unheralded Saints

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    July 18-24

    To the One who sees: We have traversed our world unnoticed by the world. We have pursued endeavours, unlauded and unsung. We have walked by unlit roads As mere sojourners and wayfarers…

  • Liturgy of True Allegiance

    Liturgy of True Allegiance

    The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdom of our God and of his Son, whose glory will be known to the ends of the earth, to the end of the age, and throughout all ages to come.

  • Liturgy of Glory and Dust: August 4-10

    Liturgy of Glory and Dust

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    August 4-10

    Not in cloud or in fire, but in tracts of village dirt, Not in a gilded temple, but in the hills of rock and wildflowers, Not in shining robes, but in rugged and tattered garments, Not in inlaid jewels, but in twisted thorns, Not in a seat upon a dais, but in the gnarled wood…

  • Liturgy from the Tombs: July 28-August 3

    Liturgy from the Tombs

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    July 28-August 3

    Jesus, today, when your call is heard, We will emerge from the tombs: The graves of short-sighted greed and self-interest, The tunnels of prejudice, of manipulating others, Of ‘justice’ without mercy, of yearning for power.

  • Liturgy for Perception: July 21-27

    Liturgy for Perception

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    July 21-27

    Jesus, our Lord, with Mary’s words, we sometimes cry out,’They have taken you to a place we cannot find and do not know.’

  • Liturgy of Cups and Paths: July 14-20

    Liturgy of Cups and Paths

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    July 14-20

    Some lift the cup in joy, in contentment, or in peace; Others lift it in bitterness, or sorrow, or pain. May each one sense you near, within reach, close as the cup in the hands.

  • Liturgy from Solitude: July 7-13

    Liturgy from Solitude

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    July 7-13

    As you journey through these days, May you be aware of the God who journeys with you, The God who journeys with all, In all times and all seasons.