Meditations

Taize for December: Advent, waiting for the Lord

December 6, 2024

We have begun the Season of Advent, a Season of waiting and preparing for the Lord. Is there something you are waiting for this Advent? If so, have you been waiting for a long time?

November Taize: Celebrate Those Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand

November 12, 2024

During November, we celebrate those who have gone before us, our ancestors upon whose shoulders we stand. We celebrate the Feast of All Saints, All Souls Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving Day. We remember their positive influence on our lives.

October Taizé: St. Francis of Assisi and Prayers for Peace

October 4, 2024

As we gather on the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, with whom we associate prayers and a lifestyle promoting peace. We gather at a time when there are many parts of our world, and maybe even our own neighborhoods, are not places of peace.

September Taizé: New Beginnings

September 6, 2024

Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Each month we explore a different theme. The theme for September was "New Beginnings."

August Taizé: Mid-summer Lamentation

August 2, 2024

One form of biblical prayer is “lamentation.” Ours is a faith that can lament — lament before the face of God when our lives and the lives of others are harmed by forces beyond our control. Such lament, as the psalms teach us, is not the opposite of faithful praise but rather its partner.

April Taize: Celebrating Easter Joy

April 5, 2024

Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed! Welcome to our first Taize Service during this 2024 Easter Season! How do we sustain our Easter joy through the 50 days of the Easter season? Can we keep the glorias and bells ringing?

March Taize: Refocusing Our Lives

March 7, 2024

We are midway through the Season of Lent. Perhaps it is time to recommit ourselves to our Ash Wednesday promises.

February Taize: We present ourselves to God

February 1, 2024

In the Catholic tradition, tomorrow, Feb. 2, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. In tonight’s Taizé Prayer Service we present ourselves to God. We invite God to work through us to make this world a better place: relationships, environment, etc.

January Taize: Prayer for Christian Unity

January 11, 2024

At the Last Supper, Jesus prayed that all of us would be united in him. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated every year, from January 18-25. We reach across denomination divisions and pray with one another. We will have a local Ecumenical Prayer Service in Liberty Jan. 18. This Taize Service anticipates that prayer.