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Invocation

O God, we are better at re-voking than in-voking, but here we are to do it anyway. At first blush, it seems presumptuous, if not ignorant, to think that we have either the power or the need to somehow conjure your presence with our words. We can't. But what we can do is to consciously make room in our hearts and minds, and slow down long enough to recognize your already-here-ness. Let us, then, in a brief absence of words and an attention to breath, find and rest in your presence. Amen.

Illumination

Let there be fire! Let there be light and warmth, O Lord, and let it dance its precarious flicker in front of us for the rest of worship, so that we may be reminded of the fragility of life; so that we may see and feel the light and warmth of your love; so that we may live and breathe that fire and warmth every day; through Jesus Christ. The light of the world. Amen.