Category: Faith & Discipleship
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The Seeds of Grace
This text is an exploration of the parable of the Sower found in Matthew 13:1–23, Mark 4:1–20, and Luke 8:4–15. What is our response to the bountiful seeds of grace God scatters and nurtures in our midst? The text is paired with the beautiful Irish folk melody DURROW. It could also be used with a more familiar…
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My Wand’ring Heart
The theme for A Sanctified Art’s 2024 Lenten series, “Wandering Heart,” caught my imagination. After hearing a recording of “The Love of God” by F.M. Lehman, a new text for that tune emerged that could work for the first Sunday of Lent in any year or other services focusing on wilderness experience or discipleship. If…
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How Can We Know You, Christ?
Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”. Disciples, crowds and rulers puzzle over this question. Each of us who follows Jesus works towards our own sense of understanding and relationship. What is Jesus’ nature, purpose, and power? This text owes a debt to Sylvia Dunstan’s iconic “You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd,”…
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I Come to You
Jesus’ ministry begins as he offers invitations to fisher folk on the seashore. As his ministry continues, so do his invitations, often given to the most unlikely people. How do we receive his call, here and now, and how do we respond? This text is designed for the tune WAYFARING STRANGER. You can preview or…
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Across the Sea
This text began when someone mentioned having a hard time finding a hymn for Matthew 14:22-33, in which Simon Peter attempts to walk on water. I was struck by how many of the scenes with Jesus on or by the water speak to the longing and uncertainty of the disciples as they find their way…
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We Seek You With Our Questions
This text was inspired by A Sanctified Art’s Lenten series for 2023, “Seeking: honest questions for deeper faith” which explores questions found in the Revised Common Lectionary’s texts for Year A. Their theme provides a lovely invitation to consider all of the questions we bring to God, and the questions God asks us in return; to…
Hannah C Brown 