Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

  Episode 29: Look Inside Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1–13, Song: You are My All in All

  Unnamed Prayer by Unknown Author Eternal God, grant me true quietness For you are rest and quiet without end. Eternal light, grant me the abiding light, And may I live and quicken in thy good. O Lord my God, I am serene because I know you love me. Because you love me, naught can […]

  A meditation from Emily. Variation on a Prayer of St. Patrick I breathe in strength as I stand today: Calling on the Source, the Wellspring and the Living Water Believing in the Threeness, Witnessing the Oneness On my way to meet you face to face. Words of the Followers Portion: Our Scripture reading today […]

  Welcome to daily prayer for Thursday. Let’s begin, aware of the body and invoking the Spirit with the Sarum Prayer. The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my speaking God be in my heart—and in […]

  For Wednesday–Friday we adapt a format for daily prayer that I learned from a prayer book titled, Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my […]

  Welcome to Tuesday and our feature on nature as a window into the divine with a reflection based on the writing of Carl Safina, this time from Beyond Words: How Animals Think and Feel. Note: for those new to our weekly Blue Ocean nature-themed meditation series, new episodes are published every 2–3 weeks, and […]

  Our Monday Meditation podcast for today is by Caroline Kittle, our Youth Pastor. For Monday we change the format of the Daily Prayers a bit to focus more on the meditation aspect, so we don’t have a written version for this one, but here is Caroline’s introduction. Rabbi Cooper wrote this meditation “Practicing Kavvanah: […]

  When religion seeks power and tries to use Empire to further its gains, it becomes counter-Jesus. Learn more about Blue Ocean Church at a2blue.org, watch virtual service recordings, and get access for next week’s live virtual service, at a2blue.org/virtual-sunday-service/

  Episode 28: Super Senses Scripture: Philippians 4:6–7, Song: Our God is So Big

  Holy Spirit Comforting Fire by St. Hildegard Von Bingen Holy Spirit, Comforting fire, Life of all creation. Anointing the sick, cleansing body and soul, Fill this body! Holy Spirit, Sacred breath, Fire of love, Sweetest taste, Beautiful aroma, Fill this heart! Holy Spirit, Filling the world, from the heights to the deep, Raining from […]

  Adapted from Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby. The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my speaking God be in my heart—and in my thinking God be at my end—and at […]

  For Wednesday–Friday we adapt a format for daily prayer that I learned from a prayer book titled, Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my […]

  For Wednesday–Friday we adapt a format for daily prayer that I learned from a prayer book titled, Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my […]

  Welcome to Tuesday and our feature on nature as a window into the divine with a reflection based on the writing of Carl Safina, this time from Beyond Words: How Animals Think and Feel. Note: for those new to our weekly Blue Ocean nature-themed meditation series, new episodes are published every 2–3 weeks, and […]

  A lovingkindness meditation with Cassie: Psalm 34:4–5 I sought the Lord, and she answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to her are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This morning, let’s set our nagging thoughts or fear or shame or annoyances aside for a few moments […]

The voice from the burning bush was a God of Becoming: I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE. Just what Moses and the people of Israel needed—a dynamic, not a static God. Learn more about Blue Ocean Church at a2blue.org, watch virtual service recordings, and get access for next week’s live virtual service, at a2blue.org/virtual-sunday-service/

  Episode 27: Deep Breath Scripture: Philippians 4:6–7, Song: Breath Practice with Music

  Holy Spirit Comforting Fire by St. Hildegard Von Bingen Holy Spirit, Comforting fire, Life of all creation. Anointing the sick, cleansing body and soul, Fill this body! Holy Spirit, Sacred breath, Fire of love, Sweetest taste, Beautiful aroma, Fill this heart! Holy Spirit, Filling the world, from the heights to the deep, Raining from […]

  Adapted from Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby. The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my speaking God be in my heart—and in my thinking God be at my end—and at […]

  For Wednesday–Friday we adapt a format for daily prayer that I learned from a prayer book titled, Everyday Catholic Prayer: A Little Office Book, by Angela Tilby The Invocation: Sarum Prayer God be in my head—and in my understanding God be in my eyes—and in my looking God be in my mouth—and in my […]