Monthly Archives: December 2008
A Sermon for Christmas Eve
This sermon was preached at our celebrations on the 24th, but it speaks to the great themes of the whole of the 12 Days of Christmas… and in fact into the life of the people of faith as we make
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Prayer of the people | December 28
W e call the community into a time of prayer. Lord you are with us, You knit us together in mutual love and caring. You pour out abundant gifts that enrich our existence and challenge us to give our best.
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Prayer of the people | December 21
I call the community into a time of prayer. This season of arrival is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation and of longing. We yearn for deliverance from the burdens of the world, looking forward to
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Magnificat
Is Mary singing about a revolution? W e’re coming up now on the fourth Sunday of Advent, when the story of Mary is told and her great song, Magnificat, is sung. It is actually a bit odd how easily
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Prayer of the people | December 14
Father, we watch, we wait, we long for you I am the voice of the one crying out in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord. Father, we come to worship during this season of advent – where
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I work in a mall…
an Advent musing from Catherine Pate I work in a mall. Well, I don’t exactly work in a mall, but my office is situated in a mall. As I sit at my computer each day I overlook the second floor
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Praying a turbulent Psalm for a friend
Some of you will know of the battle Gerald Folkerts is currently fighting, as he struggles against an aggressive brain tumour, and some may even be following the “Gravel Road” blog that his family has been posting for him. What
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Prayer of the people | December 7
C reator our God we ask that our church be a place led by leaders who set the tone and challenge of the season. We ask that the spirit of peace, hope, love and joy fill the lives of our
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December greetings from Uganda
This message arrived just the other day, and it seemed timely to get it up on the site as we make our way through Advent. For those of you who don’t know the connection between saint ben’s and the HOME/OMUKA
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Singing in the Wilderness
music, art and life at saint benedict’s table This essay originally appeared in Creating Change: the arts as catalyst for spiritual transformation, edited by Keri Wehlander and published by CopperHouse Books, 2008. When imagination fails doctrines become ossified, witness and