An affirmation of faith to be read by one or many voices, responsively or in unison. We believe in the Divine Creator of all that has been made; the Parent of the whole creation. We believe in the Divine Saviour of all that has fallen; the Restorer of our broken world. We believe […]
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A prayer of praise and confession Divine Mystery, Your breath fills the universe and makes it alive. We praise you, Divine Life, for the gift of Spirit. Your love blows through all creation and makes it one. We praise you, Divine Lover, for the gift of Spirit. Your presence fills every corner, your […]
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In a world dry and thirsty Living Water flows; In a world fainting and breathless Divine Wind blows; In a world cold and dark Spirit’s Flame glows; Spirit has always been here, and we open our awareness to perceive her and receive her. Spirit is here! We give thanks and celebrate! John […]
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Prayer of preparation We celebrate the Divine Spirit, who hovered over creation and brought order out of formlessness. We praise you, Spirit. We celebrate the Divine Spirit, who filled Jesus with power and wisdom and, through him, made divine life available to all. We praise you, Spirit. We celebrate the Spirit, who has been poured […]
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John van de Laar is a liturgist with 40 years of experience in a wide variety of church, community, and musical settings. He created and edits the website Sacredise which provides ‘theologically deep and experientially inspiring’ worship resources and training for progressive churches. As a minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, John served […]
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We believe in the Divine Creator of all that has been made, the Parent of the whole creation. We believe in the Divine Saviour of all that has fallen, the Restorer of our broken world. We believe in the Divine Life of all that lives, the Love that binds all things together in one divine […]
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Where is the love? Prayer of confession and intercession When we treat our faith as nothing more than a self-help system and you, God, as simply a cure for whatever ails us, Where is the love? When we use the gifts our planet gives us with little care for our wastefulness and destruction, Where is […]
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Wild God – words to Jesus It seems to us that things would be much easier if you would just do what we ask, Jesus, If you were more compliant and co-operative, more flexible and adaptable, more open to follow agendas other than your own. But frustratingly, you refuse to be tamed, Jesus. You won’t […]
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If we’re honest, compassion does not come easy to us, God; We see others who struggle; those without homes, or food; those dying from curable diseases, simply because they can’t get access to the medicine they need; those who have lost loved ones through death or circumstance, and long for human companionship; those who are […]
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Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. —Isaiah 49:15-16a O Divine Lover, How relentless You are in drawing our attention to Your devotion […]
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