To you, O God, we lift up our hands in worship…we lower our shoulders in surrender…

We lower our gaze in humility.
We come before you, in grateful thanksgiving.

Knowing that our time together has already been a purposeful experience.

Knowing that the soil on which we stand is HOLY not because it is a sanctuary…

Not because it is any more special than any other

but rather because we are in YOUR presence.
Creator God,

we thank you for the lessons of yesterday that help shape the newness of today.

Father…

Mother…

Creator…

Nurturer…

Aaaaahh.

In all YOUR many names, help us and guide us…
BLESSED, we need a revolution

a revolution of your annointing GOD we ask that you fall upon each of us FROM the ground up not just from the tips of her heads into our hearts

BUT rather through our entire being
As that song…

DATE: 18 October 2015
TO: Manantial de GraciaTITLE: «Liars, and Cheaters and Bears…oh my!”

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1 Samuel 17: 34-37 (ASV)

“And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. And David said, Jehovah that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine…

DATE: 27 September 2015TO: Manantial de Gracia

TITLE: “They got ‘em from their Daddy”

Genesis 19: 30-36

30Lot and his two daughters left Zoarand settled in the mountains,for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.31One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth.32Let’s get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family linethrough our father.”

33That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

34The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I slept with my father. Let’s get him to drink wine again…

Date: 6 September 2015

To: Manantial de Gracia

Title: «Si no me das de Beber»

Call to Worship: Mt 5:3-6; Lk 6:20-21

Bendecidos son los pobres que estan sin trabajo o que estan con pocos recursos. Dios a prometido: nuestro sera el reino.

Bendecidos son los que hoy tienen hambre. Dios a prometido: estaremos llenos.

Bendecidos son los que lloran por deodas sin pagar, trabajos perdidos, y ninos con falta de oportunidades. Dios a prometido: misericordia.

Bendecidos son los que tienen amber y sed por justicia. Dios a prometido que estaremos llenos.

Segura mente el tiempo ah llegado cuando la justicia de Dios y paz sera ____ por toda la tiera. Gracias a Dios. Amen.

Blessed are you poor who have no work or too little income. God has promised: ours is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you who are hungry now. God has promised: we shall be filled.

DATE: 23 August 2015

TO: Manantial de Gracia

TITLE: “What’s in YOUR Closet?”

What’s in YOUR Closet?”

Have you ever seen that commercial on TV or YouTube that asks “What’s in Your Wallet?” The commercials started with a bunch of larger than life Vikings that were trying to go on vacation and the only real thing holding them back was the answer to the question, what’s in your wallet? — and the answer, for them, was Capital One Credit Card!!

That has had me thinking about today’s scripture reading. Today we heard Ephesians 6: 11-17 read in both English and Spanish: Helmet of Salvation, Sword of Word, Breastplate of Righteousness, Shield of Faith, Belt of Truth, and Sandals of Peace! And like a good sarcastic fashion forward woman I wondered why these people needed to be reminded to put some close on… Oh and why so many accessories.

And then…

DATE: 12 July 2015

TO: Manantial de Gracia

TITLE: “Freedom Comes After Struggle 2: Looking for True Freedom!”

Prayer of Preparation in Motion: Psalm 23

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Call to Worship: Psalm 24 read as call and response

“Freedom Comes After Struggle 2: Looking for True Freedom!”
Last week we began a two-part sermon series titled Freedom Comes After Struggle. It might have appeared as though much was left unsaid. And you are right. Actually the sermon in its entirety was a build up to today’s sermon.

Last week you may have heard me speak of the unjust treatment of those people who have been made to feel othered by the world, by this country, by religion simply by virtue of the ways in which they are different.
Last week I named out loud the oppressive injustice of living in this world while being Black or Brown. I named…

DATE: 5 July 2015TO: Manantial de Gracia

TITLE: “Freedom Comes After…Struggle!”

Psalm 123: 1-4 (GW)

1-I look up to you, to the one who sits enthroned in heaven.

2-As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on theLordour God until he has pity on us.

3-Have pity on us, OLord. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt.

4-We have suffered more than our share of ridicule from those who are carefree. We have suffered more than our share of contempt from those who are arrogant.

“Freedom Comes After…Struggle!”

Happy Sunday church!! It has been a while since I was last with you. And today I am glad to be with you once more after such a long time away. We will have renewed opportunities to talk about what I have learned and where I have…