Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 6, 2026

2 Kings 5:1-4, 6, 8-14; Mark 1:4-11; Psalm 104:1-13

OPENING MEDITATION Lily Graham“Living on the water took away the boundaries created by land and customand introversion. Without fences and driveways, the water provided aconstant thread of connection and dependency.”

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 30, 2026

Genesis 15:5-6; Psalm 36:5; Psalm 19:1-6; Matthew 16:1-3

OPENING MEDITATIONWe remember the skies where God chose to reveal God’s presence. Weremember the saints of old who cried to the heavens in pain and hope. Weremember praying to God in the heaven above. We remember the blueskies, the wild winds, and the life-giving rain falling from the sky onto the dryground. We remember and rejoice. Thank you, God, for skies to remember,and for the winds of life to challenge.

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 65:17-19, 24-25; 121: Assurance of God’s Protection A Song of Ascents

OPENING MEDITATION “Song of the Wild”, Norman HabelWill you come back with Me to the birth of the Earth, Before all its life forms evolved?Will you sing with the heavens amazed at the sight A planet with secrets to unfold?Will you sleep with your God in the desert one night And wake with the creatures ofthe sand? Can you fathom the wisdom instilled in their mind To live without water,sun or man? Will you climb high with me to a wild mountain peak And scan thehorizon for snow? Can you sense in the lines of the landscape you see The love ofyour God deep below?

Job 38.1-18; Psalm 104.24-26; Luke 5:1-11

OPENING MEDITATION Norman Habel "View anew the dark blue ocean, whales cavorting, spraying foam; god at play withdeep sea monsters, feeling very much at home. Sing a song of laughing waters,pulsing through the veins of earth."

Matthew 14:22-33

OPENING MEDITATION Rev. Curt Weber “Many times we have missed opportunities because of fear of what might happen ifwe try. But when we trust that God is with us and step out in faith, we overcome fearand realize our full potential.”

Judges 9 7-15: The Parable of the Trees; Numbers 24:5-7; Isaiah 55:12-13

OPENING MEDITATIONJesus Christ, teach us to empathize with Earth. Make our spirits sensitive to the cries ofcreation, cries for justice from the hills and the trees. Jesus Christ, make our faithsensitive to the groans of the Spirit, groans from the deserts, the plains, and the winds.Jesus Christ, make our souls sensitive to the call of our kin, species in pain calling fromland, sea, and air. Jesus Christ, teach us to care. Amen

Genesis 9:7-17; Jeremiah 17:5-8

PRAYER OF INVOCATION 
One: Holy and Liberating God, You gather us in all our colors, all our names, all our 
bodies, all our beauty. You gather the loud and the quiet, the certain and the 
questioning, the joyful and the grieving, the healed and the healing. This Sunday, we 
gather in your rainbow of commitment and covenant to seek our way forward to 
heal the planet, to heal our hearts, to speak affirmation into places of pain. Today 
we offer a rainbow of care: red for the fire of God's holy presence, orange for the 
clay we share with our partner Earth, yellow, like gold, for the great of worth of all 
that is, blue for the groaning and cries deep in creation, indigo for the dangers our 
environment faces, and violet for the healing presence of our divine partner. 
Many: The colors of the rainbow are distinct, but they all shine together to make one 
light. Hybrid God, you are our crown. Rainbow Christ, you are the light of the world. 
May the rainbow lead us to experience the whole spectrum of life! Amen.

Psalm 96:1-4; Genesis 1:1-13

OPENING MEDITATION Norman Habel“Born of this planet, I'm an Earth child. One with all beings, born of this planet, onewith the wild. Born of this planet, baptized with moisture, rising from oceans, flowingthrough rivers, Earth's sacred waters pulse through my veins. Born of this planet,flowing with breezes, children inhale Earth's infinite breath; Earth's holy breathingenters my body, creating a presence deeper than death. Born of this planet, onespeck of stardust, we feel the pulsing deep in our soul, mystery like music throbs in thelandscape, Earth like a mother, makes our lives whole.”

Matthew 21: 28-32; Philippians 2:1-13

OPENING MEDITATION Dr. Marcia McFeeToday we conclude our worship series, “Come to the Table,” There is great joy to befound at God’s table: joy in the vibrant relationships that nurture and sustain thiscommunity, joy in the sharing of our gifts and resources, joy in the journey as we worktowards a more just and equitable world.

Matthew 20:1-16; Philippians 1:21-30

OPENING MEDITATION Dr. Marcia McFeeAt the table of grace, there is always more than enough to go around. Everybodymakes mistakes, and we have all needed forgiveness at some point and gentleguidance to adjust and make amends. Grace doesn’t keep track of how manytimes we’ve messed up, and it doesn’t hinge on the condition that next time, we’lldo better. Grace exists outside of time and says we are enough, right now andalways, no matter what!