Today In Worship

Sunday, July 12, 2026
SERIES: Embodied Faith: Recovering the Sacred in This Here Flesh

Liturgist: Shelley Regan, Director of Community Engagement
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Chris Shorow, Senior Minister
We Share Our Gifts

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

Reflection
In her book An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith Barbara Brown Taylor says: "To make bread or love, to dig in the earth, to feed an animal or cook for a stranger—these activities require no extensive commentary, no lucid theology. All they require is someone willing to bend, reach, chop, stir.”

Taylor suggests simple, embodied practices and acts of service can be transformative - sometimes dramatically and immediately, but often gradually. She claims these are the acts that quietly reshape a life, "the way dripping water changes stone." Sometimes all at once. More often slowly, over years of ordinary Tuesdays.

This week, pick one thing you usually do on autopilot.
Washing dishes, folding laundry, making coffee, prepping a meal. Do it with your full attention. Notice the weight in your hands, the temperature of the water, the light in the room. Say quietly: this, too, is holy.

A Breath Prayer for your Week
Take a few moments to notice your breathing.
As you inhale, pray: God of living water.
As you exhale, pray: May I embody your love.

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.