Tag Archives: The Incarnation

Always in the presence

Posted on August 18, 2019 by dkbonde

I wrote this liturgy for the beginning of worship in 2016 when 9/11 fell on a Sunday.  As I came across it today, I was touched by how it speaks to the tragedies and shadows of our time.   + … Continue reading →

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We come to kneel

Posted on December 29, 2017 by dkbonde

We have seen Nazi’s marching by torchlight this year. At the center of our response to that must be the lighting candles and singing “Silent Night” … Our worship tonight is not just one of the baubles on the tree that makes up our holiday; it is the tree. Continue reading →

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In our weakest member

Posted on December 22, 2017 by dkbonde

What shall we say about this truth that God’s manifestation in the world is in its very weakest member? Continue reading →

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Christ among the faithful

Posted on January 1, 2017 by dkbonde

Christ comes into the world among God’s faithful people. It is among God’s faithful that Christ is revealed. Continue reading →

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Light for our darkness

Posted on December 25, 2016 by dkbonde

We are not alone in the world. There is a heartbeat to the universe. There is a song of love and life at the heart of all existence. Continue reading →

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At last

Posted on December 22, 2016 by dkbonde

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them. –Revelation 21:3 Continue reading →

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When you walk through fire

Posted on December 22, 2016 by dkbonde

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. –Isaiah 43:2-3 Continue reading →

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Perpetual summer

Posted on December 21, 2016 by dkbonde

The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. –Isaiah 60:19 Continue reading →

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Weeping for joy

Posted on December 20, 2016 by dkbonde

I will place my dwelling in your midst, and I shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people. –Leviticus 26:11-12 Continue reading →

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As the waters cover the sea

Posted on December 5, 2016 by dkbonde

They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. –Isaiah 11:9 Continue reading →

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