Each time we gather for worship a new body is created. Never before has quite this same congregation come together, and never again.

May you embrace your growing with compassion.

May courage be yours as you answer your heart’s

calling.

Dear God,

Please forgive me for how I acted when that Amazon truck was blocking my driveway the other day.

These were our beloved. These whose names we’ve spoken aloud or in our hearts are our beloved still. And our hearts swell with gratitude that it is so.

Bring your seeking with you,

your seeking for answers, for meaning, for forgiveness, 

your seeking for wholeness, for peace.

May we go forth from this place thankful

for the life that sustains and renews us,

and open to the grace that surrounds and surprises us.

Spirit of Generosity,

we come to you with hearts 

overflowing with gratitude

for your abundant creation.