THIS WEEK @ FMC – January 21-February 2, 2026
Prayer of Confession You come with love, O God, pouring yourself out for the world. We confess that we are often quicker to condemn than to love, and we are prone to restricting your love to those who think like us. Your abundant life shines with light, drawing all people into new life with you.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC — January 14-20, 2026
Outrage (a prayer written by Steve Garnaas-Holmes)O Broken-Hearted One, we cry out to you.Our anguish overspills all speech; our outrage escapes our words.Yet you hear, for it is your own cry; the pain and the sorrow are yours.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – January 7-13, 2026
“Let us affirm God’s gift of revelation and the courageous faith it asks of us. We believe God’s revelation comes to us in the quiet and the subtle, from the margins and in the cries of nature. God’s revelation comes through dreams, the light of stars, and the voices of those fearing for their lives. […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – December 24, 2025 – January 6, 2025
A Reflection for the Longest Night … by Kate Bowler The words of the prophet Isaiah announce the arrival of one who will establish peace, justice, wisdom, right thinking, and right behavior as the governing principle for life. A principle that will rule over the earth and endure forever. This is good news indeed. . […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – December 17-23, 2025
And, a prayer to close her December 15 reflection on the hymn Joy to the World: “Blessed are we whose hearts feel crowded and tired,who hear an old song and dare to hum along.Blessed are we who make a little room anyway—in sinkful kitchens, in traffic, in grief—and find that Joy has already arrived,ringing the […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – December 10-16, 2025
“Righteous God, help us to see the aches and pains of our neighbors, and to love them as we do ourselves. Empower us to be truthtellers, preparing the way for your transformative peace in the world. In the name of Christ Jesus, we pray. AMEN.”
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – December 3-9, 2025
“God of justice and compassion, plant in us a living hope amid the heaviness of waiting. Root us in your love amid the grief of injustice. Grow our dreams and imaginations as we stay alert. And may our hands sow your peace …” (Illustrated Ministry – Closing prayer for Week 1 in The Will to […]
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – November 26-December 2, 2025
one hand opens in griefthe other in gratitudepressing them together to pray— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “One on Thanksgiving”
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC — November 15-25, 2025
On this Veteran’s Day (Nov 11, 2025) I have learned something new! Diana Butler Bass, a Christian historian and author who I follow, shared a deeply insightful post this morning on the history of this day, taking us all the way back to the 4th century.
Read postTHIS WEEK @ FMC – October 29-November 11, 2025
Abba in heaven, Your name is holy! Your justice come, Your will be done, On earth as in the heavens. Fill us this day With all that we need. Teach us to heal As you have healed us. – Edward F. Gabriele
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