compiled by Margery Tate, a friend of godspacelight writer, Carol Dixon Call to Worship (inspired by Luke 24:13-35) O God, you come to us in unexpected places, in a crowded room, behind closed doors. You come to us on dusty roads, as we go from place to place and in conversations with loved ones. You come bringing us peace, where there is no peace. You come bringing us hope when everything seems hopeless You come bringing us courage when we are afraid. Come and be among us now, and in every place where we are, open our eyes to see you, and open our hearts and to know you. In the name of the R ..read more

My dad made us this grapevine wreath and brought it to us for Thanksgiving last year. Little did we know that a bird would find it to be the perfect place to build a nest this spring. See below for the mama bird perched on the side of the wreath,  the lovely little blue eggs she laid, and the baby birds that just hatched! one egg on March 29th four eggs on April 4th three baby birds on April 14th  (see video below) https://youtube.com/shorts/5bJ5AnvYLVY?si=P3ZdDHJnaTHyix0p This made this prayer have more meaning when I read it this morning:  A Remembering Prayer  God of ..read more

It’s been a wonder filled few days. A season for hope and dreaming to come together in the experience of new life. On Saturday morning Tom and I headed up to Camano Island to meeting with friends and go out to visit the property we used to own that now belongs to Circlewood. We were rejoicing in the good news we heard on Friday that permits have come together to complete the first building on the land. This building was vandalized several years ago, dashing our hopes for the development of a retreat centre and ministry site. It made us realize we would probably not be the ones to bring t ..read more

by Christine Sine Have you had your awe and wonder sighting for today? If not it’s time to go out and take notice. Our daily experience of life, God and God’s world are meant to inspire us with awe and wonder. Our failure to notice the miracles around us is a failure of the spirit as well as the senses. This week we are getting ready for Earth Day on April 22nd, so it is a good time to re-attune our senses and a fitting way to begin our awe and wonder challenge.  We are still in Eastertide, a great season for noticing and responding in awe to the presence of Jesus in us, and around ..read more

Dear Community,   We are experiencing quite a new level of broken links here at Godspacelight! Thanks to memory limitations and plug-in shenanigans we are having to go back and relink almost all of our resource page links one at a time.  Never fear, it will get done, but, it’s going to take a while… As we forge on with updating pages we think are critical and needed imminently, we welcome your inquiries about links you need. So if you come across a broken link that you would like fixed, please let godspacelight know by email – our address is godspacelight at gmail. I’m spelling it ..read more

I spent the weekend in San Francisco with a church that is studying my book The Gift of Wonder. Yesterday I spent much of my day mulling over the questions they asked and the purpose of their study. I have never been involved with a church that is more interested in learning to enjoy the wonder and mystery of who God is and who God wants us to be. How do we learn to enjoy God and appreciate the wonder of who God is, was the gist of many of the questions I was asked. It’s hard for us to view life and God “with the wide-eyed wonder of a child”, “Play, have fun, read children’s books ..read more

by James Amadon I am convinced, more than ever, that the majority of Christian denominations, churches, and individual disciples need major reform, and that ecological disciples can help lead the way. This will entail significant shifts within every aspect of faith, including theology.   We Are All Theologians The work of theology does not always interest people, even people of faith. Many assume that theology is reserved for those with formal training, like pastors and seminary professors. Theology can also seem a little daunting. It asks and articulates answers to big questions: Who is ..read more

by Lilly Lewin We who follow Jesus know in our hearts that we are Easter People, people of the resurrection, people who are called to live out a new way of love and justice in our neighborhoods and in the world. We know these things in our hearts, but the stuff of life too often gets in the way of actually living it out. How have we forgotten that it’s still Easter? This week after the Resurrection  have we lost sight of the power of Holy Week? Have we already moved on to the next thing and lost sight of the celebration? Are we still in the Upper Room waiting for what’s next? Or are we m ..read more

by Christine Sine Easter has come and gone. At least it has for many of us. Yet Easter is not just a day, it is the whole season from now until Pentecost. It is not the culmination of the gospel. It is just the beginning. The beginning of God’s new world of justice and peace and abundance. Sound like the world we live in? No it doesn’t. We still have a lot of work to do. However, Easter is the season to show others what kind of world we believe Jesus’ resurrection ushered into our broken world. It is a season to get out and practice hospitality, compassion, love, healing, generosity and care ..read more

Practice Resurrection by Karen Tamminga-Paton www.tammingapaton.com Practice Resurrection by Karen Wilk Practicing resurrection It’s easy in the spring when we see the new thing      God is doing right before our eyes           Every sunny morning when we rise The grass is greening, shoots appearing      Birds chirping, skies clearing          The warmth of the day inviting New growth, new life budding          From the tomb of winter, once so stiff and stark.      We Practi ..read more