The words we speak and sing make a difference in how we view ourselves, the world and our place in it, and our relationship with all Creation. These Worship Life resources speak a language of responsibility and lament, of hope and community, and of justice-making. Under this umbrella category, there are four subcategories: (Liturgies & Rituals; Readings & Prayers; Reflections & Poetry; and Songs). The listing of posts shown below includes items under all of these five categories.
There is something of life in beloved communities of hope and hard work. They help us recognize life still real beneath parched, empty grasses, even as we stand in the wind-kicked barren dust, the dirt blowing over bare hills. “Beloved Community” is a term that has become dangerously close… Read More »Beloved Community
This blessing was written for an interfaith service of prayer and healing on November 4, 2020, the day after the election. It is also available as a PDF document. The blessing may be done by two readers, who alternate lines, and who share the final line. Be blessed, you who… Read More »Be Blessed
This song is probably the most theological piece on the whole website. I mean, I mention God in each verse, and three times in the refrain! I’m worn out. As I explore more about this Being many of us call God, I keep coming back to the thought that “God”… Read More »Who Is this God Who Calls to Us?