Preparing For Worship - Ralph Manuel.   When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? … O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! (Psalm...

Preparing for Worship - Brianna Childs. We follow a big God  Who offers amazing grace The God who made the starry skies  Delights in your shining face God’s love is deep and wide God’s love is strong and true As big as the galaxy As near as your next breath to you...

Preparing For Worship - Gina Biddle. Today is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Each day we are given to live is a good thing and a new day to rejoice and be glad. As I visit patients as a hospital palliative care chaplain, I love to...

Preparing for Worship - Jeff Brummel, associate minister of music. The July 17 prelude was composed during my first summer at Wilshire in 2006. The piece uses the older musical form known as the North German Präludium, sometimes known as the organ Fantasia style....

Preparing for Worship - Kathryn Keller. Anyone else feel like you’re in “go mode” right now? I enter worship (or the Sanctuary anyway), grab a seat and thumb through the Tapestry for a preview of coming attractions. What events are coming up? What spicy guest preacher...

Preparing for Worship - Abbey Adcox.   I have the privilege of writing this reflection from Denver as our Youth Choir participates in its first mission tour since 2019. I have known most of these youth since they were born. I have rocked them, played with them,...

Preparing for Worship - Jeff Hampton.   So, how are you feeling today — about your life, about your family, about the world? If you’re like me, you probably have a lot on your mind. If you’re like the characters in last week’s Faith in 3D production of To Whom it...

Preparing for Worship - Scott Spreier.  I don’t know about you, but after the events of the recent past, I find preparing for worship requires some heavy lifting. Paul, in today’s Epistle reading, tells the Ephesians to walk in the manner of their calling, with “all...

Preparing For Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor. One summer I flew to Texas Tech University in Lubbock for a conducting seminar. Looking down from the airplane I was fascinated to see scores of wind turbines, the long blades rotating, converting the kinetic...

Preparing for Worship - Jenna Sullivan.   Today is the first of several Sundays this summer that we gather as one church family to worship together. These pews will hold our families, hopes, fears and dreams as we lean in to the tie that binds. We will hopefully...