by Warren Howell | May 15, 2021 | Prayers, Reflections
When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up...
by Warren Howell | Apr 21, 2021 | Music & Words, Prayers, Worship Resources
THE FOURTH SUNDAY of the Easter season every year features the 23rd Psalm prominently and is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Thomas Merton prayed “You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles…You have found me. All I have to do is stay...
by Warren Howell | Mar 31, 2021 | Reflections
Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. (John 13:1) NIGHTTIME DURING Holy Week becomes the dark before the dawn. The story of Jesus’ last week and final sacrifice chart a descent into the shadier corners of the human heart. On the...
by Warren Howell | Feb 16, 2021 | Worship Resources
Ash Wednesday The Season of Lent February 17, 2021 The season of Lent commences this week with Ash Wednesday — the ashes traditionally made from the discarded, dried up, burned up palm branches that were picked up from last year’s Palm Sunday chants and...
by Warren Howell | Dec 3, 2020 | Worship Resources
Prepare the Way December 6, 2020: Resources for Advent II (B) Color: Blue or Purple Scriptures: [linked to NRSV at Oremus Bible Browser] Isaiah 40:1-11 (Comfort and hope coming to God’s people in exile) Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 (Salvation is at hand) 2 Peter...
