Lessons and Carols As we tell of the many characters of Christ’s birth stories, we recognize that none of them find God with Us through a path they would expect. As we come to celebrate perfect love come down, we pray to release all our expectations of perfection in our celebrations, in the season, in … Read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20In our special Family Worship for Christmas Eve, we wonder at all the parts people—and animals!—played in the story of that first Christmas, and we wonder what parts we can play still… welcoming Jesus who has come to live with us in the faces of friends, family, neighbors, and strangers.
Scripture: Luke 1:46-55The Church has adapted the story of Mary’s reflection on the coming of her child, Jesus. We say she sang these words. What changes when we sing a story of God’s love? How can the song hold our deepest hopes, even when we cannot?
Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10As our children share Christ’s birth with us in our annual Christmas Pageant, we wonder at what gifts come to us as we turn this holy story over to our youngest members of the church. As they bring creativity, the unexpected, the silly, and wondrous to life with Jesus… how are we changed? … Read more
Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10What would our ancestors—and what do we—mean when we say that “a little child shall lead us” into radical visions of peace? It may be that we need to return to curiosity and wonder of that age to find our common good.