Hiroshima Remembrance Day, 6 August On this day of remembrance, we remember the dead, the injured, the scarred, the broken lives. In many places paper lanterns will float on the waters of ponds, lakes and streams, each holding the memory of lives extinguished at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. May the images we choose to share in […] The post Hiroshima Day Images first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

Let us invite the Divine Spirit to blow through our lives and our world, as we lift our needs in prayer. Divine Spirit, we pray for all who have lost faith in themselves, in others and especially in you. May Spirit renew and inspire them again. We pray, Divine Spirit, for all who have lost […] The post Divine Spirit, prayer — John van de Laar, South Africa first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

People of God! May you, like Ruth, be steadfast in love. May you, like Daniel, be obedient to truth. May you, like Rahab, be brave and self-sacrificing. May you, like Jesus, Shout out for justice! Go forth, people of God! Photo: Manchester UK   The post Go forth! — Ana Gobledale, UK first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

I hear the Easter story, a story of betrayal and anger, of sadness and despair, of agony and anguish, of loss. A story of hope? A story of life beyond death? A mystery! Jesus is a name given to a relationship of energy. Jesus is the body. The body died. The body was put in […] The post Easter Mystery— a quantum reflection, Heather Whyte, UK first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

Tune: St Anne (O God our help in ages past) Do you not know, have you not heard God’s love embraces all? A gentle touch, a helpful word A reassuring call Have you not heard, do you not know God’s love embraces you? God’s love holds you and God’s love grows Refreshes and renews Do […] The post Do you not know?, hymn — Sam Goodman first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

Lyrics and music (posted below) composed by David Williams. Together All! We wait upon the hour To stand and show your power To those with whom we live Together All! We long for them to say, as happened in the day ‘See how they love’! Refrain: So we stand To promise we will serve. Stand […] The post Together All!, hymn — David Williams, UK first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

Brian Schroeder’s article, ‘De-gendering God: How inclusive language revolutionizes worship’, can be found on his website: Worship Forward–resources for inclusive churches. A church musician, Brian explains: ‘A great way to easily find gender-free worship songs is to seek out ‘You’ language. A lot of songs that refer to God as ‘You’ are safer bets for […] The post De-gendering God – Brian Schroeder first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

The Revelations of Ashley All religious scriptures are the words of humans about God, not God’s words to humans.  They were written by humans no holier than you or I. Just because lots of people believe a scripture is absolutely true, that doesn’t mean that it should make any more sense to you than a […] The post Revelations of Ashley, What I truly believe — Jim Burklo, USA first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

Non-Binary Awareness Week is ‘dedicated to those who do not fit within the traditional gender binary or, put simply, those who do not exclusively identify as a man or a woman, or who may identify as both a man and a woman or may fall outside of these categories altogether.’ From Open Table Liverpool:  ‘One […] The post Non-Binary Awareness Week – mid-July first appeared on Worship Words ..read more

O Trinity of Love, Form in us a passion For your joining grace For your grand vision Of loving interdependence Flowing all around us. Gift us with a deep desire To behold each other As you behold us Savouring your marvellous Diversity and complexity Necessary for the nuances Revealed in your tapestry of grace. Let […] The post Interdependence Day – David Long-Higgins, USA first appeared on Worship Words ..read more