Elena Westbrook

From Elena Westbrook

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Hallelujah! As the spring sun coaxes lilies and bluebonnets from the soil, Let us celebrate that even after murderous betrayal, After days and nights suspended in torture, When all the world has gone dark and we cried out, “Why have You forsaken me?”—even then, there is a sunrise. Even then,...

Opening | By Elena Westbrook | May 31, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

Go in hope, for the arc of the universe is long and we can bend it toward justice. Go in courage, for together we have the strength to confront injustice in our daily lives and the larger world....

Benediction | By Elena Westbrook | January 23, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

Note: these words were written for a Sunday following a significant national tragedy Far too often, we are forced to confront the terrible things that people can do to each other. When these things happen, all we can do is come together in places like this church to remind ourselves that there is...

Offering | By Elena Westbrook | August 8, 2016 | From WorshipWeb

In a world ravaged by violence, by hatred, by conflicts that seem eternal and insoluble, sometimes the only thinbg we can do is be still for a moment to remind ourselves what is real: the sun that rose this morning, the dirt under our feet, the air whispering in and out of our lungs....

Opening | By Elena Westbrook | August 8, 2016 | From WorshipWeb

Let every moment be a prayer. With every sip of trea, let your lips move in thanksgiving. Be fully present to every stroke of the hairbrush, every cup of milk you pour for the children....

Meditation | By Elena Westbrook | August 8, 2016 | From WorshipWeb

When all around us voices are raised in anger, hatred spilling into the streets and sparking more hatred, sometimes the best we can do is to sink our hands into the soil. Let the fights over abstractions ebb away, flow like water into the earth....

Invocation | By Elena Westbrook | August 8, 2016 | From WorshipWeb

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