Blue Ocean Faith Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

  Episode 15: Love you More Scripture: Luke 15 (from The Jesus Storybook Bible), Song: I Will Love You More, Silly Send-off: Noah Shaffer

  Prayer from the Jesus Sutras from the earliest Christian community in China The highest skies are in love with You. The great Earth opens its palms in peace. Our truest being is anchored in Your [goodness]. You are God: Compassionate being of three. Everything praises You, sound its true note. All the Enlightened chant […]

  The 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 my departing Body Awareness Meditation Over the next minute, become aware of how […]

  The 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 my departing Light Meditation Picture the quality of a clear, yellow sunlight, such […]

  The 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 my departing Opening Light Meditation, Led by Rev. Julia Huttar Bailey Picture the […]

  In times of social and cultural distress our minds are occupied more than we like with corrupt leaders and the havoc they wreak. The people of Israel in olden times, often turned to wonder, love, and praise for relief. As shall we on Tuesdays for a while. And we begin today with a breath […]

  Today we have a new treat for the Monday Meditation podcast—a meditation by Caroline Kittle, our Youth Pastor. Remember that 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. […]

Having a close relationship with Jesus means we come to understand him as a person who cared deeply about justice. Too often empire dresses Jesus up as a harmless, detached figure, but Jesus cared deeply for the poor and oppressed. Following Jesus will cost us, because our understanding of God’s way means we will challenge […]

  Episode 14: Children of God Scripture: 1 John 3:1, Song: The Whole World in His/Her Hands, Silly Send-off:  Hope Shaffer

  Prayer from the Jesus Sutras from the earliest Christian community in China The highest skies are in love with You. The great Earth opens its palms in peace. Our truest being is anchored in Your [goodness]. You are God: Compassionate being of three. Everything praises You, sound its true note. All the Enlightened chant […]

  The 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 my departing Body Awareness Meditation Over the next minute, become aware of how […]

  The 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 my departing Light Meditation Picture the quality of a clear, yellow sunlight, such […]

  The 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 my departing Opening Light Meditation, Led by Rev. Julia Huttar Bailey Picture the […]

  In times of social and cultural distress our minds are occupied more than we like with corrupt leaders and the havoc they wreak. The people of Israel in olden times, often turned to wonder, love, and praise for relief. As shall we on Tuesdays for a while. And we begin today with a breath […]

  On Mondays we offer a different format for the daily prayer meditation podcast: four 1–3-minute meditations that you can learn to do on your own to center yourself throughout the day, as need and inclination arises. A body scan A word meditation based on Psalm 46: 10—Be still and know that I am God […]

We draw inspiration and encouragement from the brave midwives of Exodus 1, Shiphrah and Puah, who stood up to the Pharaoh when he ordered them to kill all the baby boys. We remember that they cared about life over power, people over the prosperity of the empire, and obedience to God over obedience to an […]

  Episode 13: God is So Big Scripture: Matthew 23, Prov 18, Luke 15, John 1, Song: God is So Big, Silly Send-off:  Hope Shaffer

  Prayer from the Jesus Sutras from the earliest Christian community in China The highest skies are in love with You. The great Earth opens its palms in peace. Our truest being is anchored in Your [goodness]. You are God: Compassionate being of three. Everything praises You, sound its true note. All the Enlightened chant […]

  The 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 my departing Opening Light Meditation Picture the quality of a clear, warm sunlight […]

  The 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 my departing Opening Light Meditation Picture the quality of a clear, warm sunlight […]