We Come Separate But Are Made One Unification Task Force Call to Worship We come to this place and time of worship as individual worshipers. We come from north, south, east and west. We come as young adults, children, widows, families, single people, employed, retired, and somewhere between. We come with diverse political and theological […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Isaiah 65:1-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I was ready to be sought out by those who did not […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Luke 8:26-39 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Ephesians 4:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read 2 Chronicles 5:2-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 133 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Song of Ascents. How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read John 13: 31-35 (NRSV) When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Romans 11:25-32 (NRSV) So that you may not claim to be wiser than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 133 (NRSV) How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the beard, on the […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Psalm 133 (NRSV) How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! It is like […]