The Reverend Christine V. Hides Adapted from Pamela Hawkins and PCUSA Eucharistic Prayers for Lent, year A. It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, O Lord our God, Creator of the universe Who made light to warm and brighten the earth, Sky and sea for [...]
The Ivy Window The Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg This is a prayer of St. Patrick, the fifth-century English cleric who brought the Gospel to Ireland, and whose feast day is this coming Friday.Creator God,at the beginning of time, you created all things and called them good:the virtues of the star-lit heaven,the glorious sun's [...]
The Reverend Christine V. Hides Gracious God, You are generous with your people; your mercy is abundant. We gather on the tenuous threshold of spring, When birdsong returns with the warming breeze, When sunshine breaks through the persistent cloud cover, When new life is aching to burst forth from the cold depths [...]
The Reverend Christine V. Hides Holy God, our guide through this season of Lent, You are the sunrise after a troubled night, The roadside oasis for the weary traveler, The safe harbor in the storm, The guiding star for the searching pilgrim, The quiet peace of snow-deep winter, and The touch that heals [...]
The Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg Holy God, Our loving Creator, close to us as breathing, and distant as the farthest star, We thank you for your constant love for all you have made. We thank you for all that sustains life, For all people of faith in every generation who have [...]
Diane Hart, Stephen Minister Leader Dear God who lifts us up, who carries us, and who delivers us, we are grateful for the beauty of this sunny day, the hint of warmer weather, and the grandeur of this earth’s natural beauty, but also for the simple touch of a loved one, a [...]
The Reverend Dr. William A. Evertsberg Creator God, when as yet nothing existed you spoke a word and brought light out of darkness, the vast universe out of the empty void, and life in all its variety out of stillness. When the world was very good, you rested and called the seventh [...]
Ken Harris, Board of Trustees Dear Lord Jesus, please look down on us and guide us in our daily actions. How blessed are we? We have 360 degree love and support in our daily lives and we get to come together on Sundays to give thanks, to break bread and to celebrate [...]
King Poor, Board of Trustees, Secretary Our Father who art in heaven. O God, you are our Creator. You created us, each of us, in your image and likeness. None of us can fully comprehend your heaven, but your son promised us that your heaven—your kingdom of heaven—is within each of us. [...]
The Reverend Christine V. Hides Eternal God, Creator of the Universe we join with all heaven and earth to proclaim your handiwork, your divine craftsmanship evident in the vividness of earth and sky, the texture of sea and mountain. We see the work of your hands revealed in the irresistible faces of so [...]