God, forgive us for our formulas Forgive us for thinking we know how it works Forgive us for thinking we can see clearly Have mercy on us, as our understanding is small We are blind We are unable to see everything you are doing We are unaware of how you are at work We are […]
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God forgive us For spending what is not ours For believing that we earn what we have For not being wise in kingdom economics Give us eyes To see the world as yours To see our role as stewards To see what the world could be God forgive us For being wasteful with your gifts
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Oh Lord, our God You have pardoned us – giving hope to all of creation Our hearts long and our bodies groan For full redemption of your coming Kingdom You made the world good Ever since you’ve been on a mission To bring the world back to that goodness So we eagerly wait that day
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Our labels keep us safe They help us identify those who are out to get us The murderers The thieves The lazy The contagious The insulting They give us confidence that we know people They give us peace knowing we aren’t like them They give us common ground to fight the same enemy Your only
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May we know your story So we can be good storytellers to our children and the rest of the world May we live your story every day through our words and lives Teach us kingdom values of Repentance, Forgiveness, Peace, Joy, Grace and Faith May our children grow into their identity as Christians Not so
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God, forgive us for we know not what we do. Forgive our pride and let us never forget where we have come from. Teach us to be forgiven, repentant and how to love. Help us see ourselves through the right lens so we may see others for who they really are. Thank-you God for giving
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We all met 15 minutes before sunrise at the local beach. We had a big campfire roaring as people showed up. After the liturgy we went back to our space and had a pancake breakfast. You can read the Good Friday Liturgy here. [Reading – John 20] Early on the first day of the week,
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Here is our Good Friday Liturgy from 2012. Each section was read by a different member of our community including children from gr. 5 and up. The Resurrection Sunday liturgy can be found here. [Introduction] Before we start, remember, Sunday service starts at 6:45 at Canatara beach at the Bandshell. Bring toppings for Pancakes as we will
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This year, while Joe was off enjoying some much needed and deserved vacation time I led the Christmas Eve service. After reworking our liturgy from last year, here is what I ended up doing. Each of the readings were done from someone in the congregation and I tried to get a lot of kids to
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