Today In Worship

Sunday, June 28, 2026
SERIES: Embodied Faith: Recovering the Sacred in This Here Flesh

Liturgist: Rev. Mark Taylor, Minister of Faith Development
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
We Share Our Gifts

We Hear the Word Proclaimed‍ ‍CLICK HERE for today’s Scripture

Reflection
Most of us know the Genesis 3 story as a story of disobedience. But a careful reading reveals something deeper. When shame enters the garden, the first thing Adam and Eve do is look at their own bodies and want to disappear. They cover themselves. They hide. And God's first recorded words to them are not an

accusation but a question: Where are you?

Before any consequence is named, before anything else unfolds, God makes them clothes. The God who formed bodies from the ground now kneels again, this time to tend bodies that have learned fear. God becomes a seamstress, giving dignity to restore what shame has stripped away.

This is God’s response to the shame so many of us carry every day. The one who breathed life into flesh responds to vulnerability with care and dignity.

Take a few moments to notice your breathing.
As you inhale, pray: This flesh is blessed by God.
As you exhale, pray: The physical is the spiritual.

Hold the square of fabric as you pray. Feel its texture as a reminder of the dignity and blessing of God.
Repeat as long as you feel led.

We Gather at the Lord’s Table
Jesus didn’t put any rules around coming to the table, so neither do we. All are loved and embraced here and all are welcome at this table of Love. Our communion bread is gluten free. We come forward to the table to receive bread and cup at 9AM, we pass the bread and cup at 11AM. Please place your empty cup in the rack on the pew back. If you are worshipping from home, we invite you to find bread and juice or other elements to use as we share this feast.