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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths Get your feet rooted: Picture all of the places your feet will take you this week How will God be with you there? Who needs to be…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths The conclusion of the Olympics reminds us of Hebrews 12:1-2, which reminds us to run well the race God has set before each of us As you…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths For our centering practice today, as we envision the New Creation of God, we want to speak better words to ourselves Call to Worship Create in us,…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths Place your hands in your lap and thank God for this present moment Stretch your hands outward and trust God for the future Call to Worship The…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths Give yourself a hug and say to yourself, “I am a child of God” Now, turn to your neighbors and say out loud, “You are a child…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Sit in a comfortable position — cross-legged if you’re on the floor, with both feet on the ground if you’re in a chair Close your eyes and take several slow, deep breaths Call to Worship The Spirit calls…
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Centering Practice We invite you to slow down, breathe, and connect with God, each other, and yourself: Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths For a quiet moment, say silently to yourself: “I am loved” Now, turn to neighbors and say out loud: “You are loved” Call to Worship The Spirit…
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Beloved Anchor & Hope family, It’s the 5th Sunday of June, and therefore time for a “Reset Sunday”! If you want to learn more about why we have “Reset Sundays,” please click here for the link to a more in-depth blog post about it. Essentially, the hope is that we will all take a Sunday off…
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Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy — Exodus 20:7 Towards the end of the lockdown period of the Covid pandemic in 2021, as we were coming back together in-person, we sensed as a church that we could use a way to “reset, restore, and redirect” our lives — connecting to God and community…
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Centering Practice Today we invite you to slow down, to breathe, and to connect with God and with our Anchor & Hope community Begin by closing our eyes and taking several slow, deep breaths Stand and hold your hands in a posture that symbolizes the summer ahead Call to Worship God welcomes, God loves, God…
