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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Liturgy for Sunday, August 4, 2013
On Mondays I am sharing liturgical writing focused on the Luke passages for each Sunday in the Revised Common Lectionary. This week’s scripture is Luke 12: 13-21, the parable of the bigger barn-planner. The first contributor is Ellie Kraner, currently … Continue reading
Improv on the opening of John 14
Don’t let your hearts be troubled, your minds distracted, your hands turn to fists, or your spirits wilt for lack of music or art, a walk on the shore, or a friend. Believe in the impossible possible grace – God … Continue reading
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Peace be upon Zimbabwe’s 2013 National Harmonised Elections.
Lancelot Muteyo invites us all to pray with Zimbabwe that there may be peace in the elections scheduled for July 31. Here is his prayer and he invites his friends from all the globe to pray with him! Please say … Continue reading
Liturgy for Sunday July 28, 2013
On Mondays I am sharing liturgical writing focused on the Luke passages for each Sunday in the Revised Common Lectionary. This week’s first contributor is Daniel Ross-Jones, of San Francisco, California, who is serving a church in Palo Alto. Daniel … Continue reading
Improv on Song of Songs for Trayvon Martin and US Voting Rights
I am black and beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem, Song of Songs 1:5 He is black and he is unarmed, O children of America. He is black and vulnerable. He is black and does not receive justice. They are black and … Continue reading
Reposting Argentina Benediction with photographs
Katie Fiegenbaum who translated Gerardo Oberman’s wonderful blessing just returned to the United States from Argentina. She was unable to send pictures because a storm took out her power so I am re-posting the original benediction in both languages with … Continue reading
Benediction from Argentina — music available
The song “Benediction / Blessing” is part of the CD “Pathways to Discover”, recently published under the auspices of the Red Crearte by Gerardo Oberman. The music is available through Red Crearte (as PDF or the score in Finale 2012) … Continue reading
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Reflection and Liturgy for Sunday, July 21, 2013
On Mondays I am sharing liturgical writing focused on the Luke passages for each Sunday in the Revised Common Lectionary. This week’s first contributor is Luz Berrios-Taveras of Manchester, Connecticut, who has written a wonderful poem, ” A Message for … Continue reading
Questions and Prayers
The lectionary in two weeks gives us the Lucan version of the prayer that Jesus teaches his disciples. So often almost worship wallpaper, I tried writing it as questions. I was thinking about young people when I wrote it, bu … Continue reading
Psalm from Aotearoa /New Zealand for Bible Sunday
Rosalie Sugrue writes from New Zealand where Bible Sunday is coming up on July 21. Other celebrations of Bible Sunday include England and Wales on October 28 and in the United States and Canada on November 24: 3rd Sunday in … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 