Category Archives: lent2022

Visions in the Cloud – Apr 17

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Easter Sunday - Live in the Garden

All Lent we took time to turn ladder-climbing into garden-tending with the call to nurture our souls and embrace our holy, 'good-enough' lives.
This Easter we celebrate the 'Good Enough' garden of our lives. Alleluia!

We go 'live' to the garden to hear 'Good News', and enjoy a picnic (aka Communion).
Renew your spirit with Easter Hope. The world is our garden. Together we make a difference.

Communion: If you are worshiping with us by livestream (or later by recording), please bring a little bread/cracker and juice/water for Communion.

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Visions in the Cloud – Apr 15

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Good Friday Tenebrae Service of light and shadows, music and contemplative prayer as we read the story of Jesus' passion.

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Visions in the Cloud – Apr 10

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This week we begin Holy Week, a story marked by joyous celebration, doubt, betrayal, abandonment and keeping vigil together. Where are we in this story?

What does it mean to be a community of support, especially when the chips are down? What kind of faith is 'Good Enough' amid our messy, complicated, imperfect lives? Join us as we listen to this sacred story of Jesus' passion. Listen for the promise that even in our imperfection, we are beloved, and God is still here.

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Visions in the Cloud – Apr 3

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"We are Fragile"

We don't want to think about death. We like to think we are invincible and we can will ourselves into being strong. But we are fragile beings... and life is fragile.

This Sunday we hear a story of love and devotion: Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus and calls us to bless one another with compassion in the vulnerable moments of our lives.

Scripture: John 12:1-8

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Visions in the Cloud – Mar 27

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"Even with Failure, There is Grace Enough"

Have you ever messed up - really messed up? Maybe you are someone who is unrealistically hard on yourself? This Sunday we hear a story reminding us that extravagant failure is met with extravagant love and grace.

That's good news, especially when we've slipped a rung or two on the ladder of expectation and perfection (Or when we live in fear that we will lose our careful footing!)

Join our Lenten journey of embracing the imperfections of life and faith.

Scripture: Luke 15:1-3,11b-32

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Visions in the Cloud – Mar 20

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"Lots of Things Can Be Medicine"

Our worth is not about what we produce or how well we perform. We are already 'good enough' and worthy of love! This week we consider the oppressive expectations about perfection in our lives and faith.

We look to the wisdom of the gardener in the parable of the fig tree. How do we tend our souls 'lovingly', and embrace our holy, 'good enough' lives?

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

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Visions in the Cloud – Mar 13

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"So Much Is Out of Our Control"
This Lent, we are embracing the imperfections of life and faith, reminding ourselves we are “Good Enough”. There is so much in life beyond our control.

What if we could let go of needing all things and all people to be “just so”, and instead learn to dance with the unfolding of that which is not ours to control?

Scripture story: Luke 13:31-35

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Visions in the Cloud – Mar 6

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"Ordinary Lives Can Be Holy"

We live in a culture bent on definitions of a ‘good life’ as continuous upward mobility and striving for something ‘better’. But real life happens, right? (The pandemic has shown us that!) Life is far from perfect.
What kind of faith is ‘Good Enough’ amid our messy, complicated, imperfect lives?

This Lent we are invited to look for beauty and truth in what’s possible, and nurture and tend the life we are living now – a life that is holy ‘as is’.

Scripture story: Luke 4:1-13

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