Meditations

February Taize: “God’s Gonna Trouble the Water”

February 4, 2022

Video available now! This month, we lament together the stark reality of racism in our world, our country and our local community. May the Holy Spirit inspire us toward action for racial justice.

Reclaim, Renew Your Life: Taizé for January

January 7, 2022

The dawn of a new year is the time to reclaim your life. “Come and be with us Holy Spirit,” will be our prayer as we gather in January for our Taizé prayer service.

Taizé for December: Advent Anticipation

December 3, 2021

We gather in December around an Advent Wreath in anticipation of the Incarnation, of God entering the world and our lives. Rays of light from the wreath’s candles encircle us and those we love.

November Taize: Celebrating Native American History Month

November 12, 2021

November is Native American Heritage Month. It is a yearly opportunity to learn about native peoples and cultures, and to celebrate the gifts that they bring to our lives and society. Our November Taizé prayer will incorporate elements of Native American prayer. We will praise God and pray for healing among nations.

September Taizé: Prayers for the New School Year

September 3, 2021

We gather to pray that Christ the Teacher will send the Holy Spirit for this new school year. We need the Holy Spirit not just in our classrooms, but in our daily circles of activity: in family life, at work, at church and in our social activities. Come, Holy Spirit, come.

Taizé for August: Uniting Divided Communities

August 24, 2021

We gather in August to pray for unity in this time of discord in our communities. We will pray for unity and recommit to reconciliation.

Taizé for July: For healing and renewal

July 2, 2021

The Renewal Center resumed in-person programming on July 1 with an ecumenical service in the Taizé style. The theme of the evening was Prayers for Healing and Renewal.

Taize for June: Healing from Gun Violence

June 3, 2021

Thank you for joining us in prayer today, during a time in Kansas City, in the United States and around the world when there has been so much gun violence, causing death, heartache, and fear.

Taize for May: We are clay in your hands

May 11, 2021

St. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, “You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all … written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.”

Taize for April: Savior, Servant and Community

April 1, 2021

If you are joining us April 1, it is the beginning of three days of prayer called the Sacred Triduum. We celebrate the most momentous events in salvation history. As one Church, we rejoice in Christ’s resurrection with uplifted and responsive minds.

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