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I had the privilege of serving as worship associate at church this morning for our Christmas Eve services. These are the words I used to open the service.
Call to Worship
We come to this place filled with anticipation.
Some of us await a miraculous birth and envision redemption.
Some of us hold out hope for an everyday miracle.
We come to this place with lingering sorrows, or fresh, sharp grief.
We long for what once was or something we never had.
We come with excitement, joy, and gratitude
for those we love gathered around us.
We come together this morning to hear a familiar story told by new voices.
We come to sing old songs that reawaken our hearts.
We come listening for peace, seeking comfort, in need of love.
Let us take this time to practice the peace, provide the comfort,
share the love with our sisters and brothers.
Chalice Lighting
May the flame of our chalice be a brilliant reminder of the divine spark
Within each of us
The spark that we see in each other’s eyes.
The spark that grows bigger when we share a kindness.
The spark that glows brighter when we laugh together.
The spark that holds steady when we cry together.
On this Christmas Eve morning,
may the flame of our chalice remind us of the star that
shepherds and magi followed so long ago.
May this flame serve as our star today.
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Episode #33 is up! Becky Owen discusses why she’s a bad military wife, how flying from Germany to the US with five children is easier than grocery shopping, what family means, the best way to teach your kids about Egyptian history, and more.
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In which Terri discusses the unexpectedly paradoxical contrast between her childhood in DC and boarding school in Massachussetts and how it changed the course of her life, helping her daughter aim for Miss America, the music that moves and inspires her, and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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In which Sara shares an embarrassing story from elementary school in which she was played; how she’d like to go back in time; her ability to find things even from far away; and her dinner party with her grandmother, Fred Rogers, Anne Lamott, and others. Listen here.
Also Sara has an awesome TED Talk, which I was privileged to hear her practice at one of our book club meetings. Watch it here.
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