Monthly Archives: August 2020

A Reflection on Exodus 3:5

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Maren

The thing about Zoom worship is, if I asked you to take off your shoes, which might be stressful in a traditional sanctuary ¬– half of you don’t have them on in the first place, which says something about the … Continue reading →

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Holy Communion Liturgy for September 6, 2020

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Maren

“Hearts starve as well as bodies – give us bread but give us roses.” Bread and Roses Strike 1912, Lawrence Textile Mills, song based on a poem by James Oppenheimer Next Sunday, September 6, we will share Holy Communion in … Continue reading →

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Guest Post — Barbara Messner on Matthew 16:21-28

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Maren

Get Behind Me Satan (Matthew 16-21-28) “Get behind me Satan!” he said to one he valued as rock to build a church on: worth noting just how quickly key insights get distorted by our survival instinct and lustful need for … Continue reading →

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Prayer for those facing Hurricane Laura

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Maren

God, all of their names are written on your hands, not just in a ziploc bag in their pockets. We pray for those who are evacuated – for their fears of the virus in the closeness of shelters and their … Continue reading →

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Guest Post — Carol Hallman

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Maren

I went on a retreat not long ago at a place called Well of Mercy. I wrote several pieces while I was there but this is the first one I’ve shared with my congregation. Carol     There is a … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Kenosha, Wisconsin

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Maren

God, in the center of my heart is Jacob Blake, and then there is his family. I pause there, surrounding them with all my hope and love. I cannot rush on to complications and issues, people first. I pray for … Continue reading →

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Collateral Damage

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Maren

I lift the soft old envelopes by the corners gently of letters my father wrote to his mother from world war II Europe, and read in real time what fear was like when it was trying to give hope. I … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Maharashtra

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Maren

God, for searchers in the collapsed apartment building, both human and canine, we pray persistence and hope, for those trapped and conscious – calm and ingenuity, for those unconscious – a ring of prayers from all around the world, for … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Mask

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Maren

It’s Frogs today — my Balloons are dirty. and the faux-bandanna fabric is just too ordinary for the wonder that is Tuesday, this Tuesday, last one in August — full of promise. I am coveting a Winnie the Pooh mask … Continue reading →

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The Midwives Call

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Maren

I’ve preached the midwives and how, without Shiphrah and Puah — Moses would have never grown up, to be rash and tongue-tied, observant enough to notice the bright, hot Spirit in a common bush, humble enough to go barefoot, and … Continue reading →

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