The Fig Tree Worship Resource

Epiphany 3 (Day of Mourning)

the fact
that you have
got this far probably means
that somehow, somewhere, sometime,
you said ‘Yes’ to the Spirit’s
persistent/irresistible
invitation

Rev. Jennie Gordon

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Epiphany 2

Many years ago,
in my early years of High School,
I came home from a church day of prayer
and study and announced that:
“God has called me to be
a teacher”.

Rev. Moira Dodsworth

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Baptism of Jesus

There was
darkness and a
broody chaos and,
in the wonderful creative
process of bringing into being,
there was the Spirit
hovering.

Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson

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Christmas 1

From
early notions
of warding off evil spirits,
to the use of tons of the stuff now,
to mark New Years celebrations,
we seem to be fascinated
with bright lights.

Rev. Ian Brown

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Christmas Day

How many times
has the miracle of life
sparked a new hope and wonder in us?

Rev. Arnie Wierenga

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Advent 4

If we know
that God stands
with the lowly rather than the powerful,
I wonder why we so often look
to stand alongside
the powerful.

Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson

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Advent 3

Every Thursday,
women of the Plaza de Mayo
gather there in Buenos Aires. They
wear white scarves and have
banners with names of the
30,000 people who
disappeared

Rev. Arnie Wierenga

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Advent 2

They
were exiles
without even a place to belong,
looking for the hope of a new peace…
people whose faith is surviving
in the toughest environment,
in a spiritual desert.

Rev. Ian Brown

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Advent 1

All
the galaxies
were in plain view
and the sky was alive with wonders. 
It was a night for seeing the stars as they were meant to be seen.

Rev. Sandra Houghton

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She
would not
have walked in on her own,
or stayed through the day, but he was
able to be there beside her, and now she had a chance to live.

Rev. Jennie Gordon

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