Wait with Eager Longing

Core Faith

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

Romans 8 calls us to see creation’s groaning as bound up with our own salvation, inviting us to exercise dominion not as exploitation but as Christ-shaped care for a world longing to be reborn in hope.

Offertory Prayer


Compassionate Creator, you formed us from the dust of the earth and breathed into us life and purpose. In these gifts we return, we offer more than resources; we offer our hope. Let these gifts, given in trust, be signs of our partnership in the renewal of all creation. Awaken in us a holy longing, as deep as the groaning of the earth itself, for justice, healing, and new life. May our giving participate in your redemption, until the world rejoices in freedom and glory as your children. We offer this with joy, in the name of Christ our Redeemer. Amen. (Romans 8:12-25) 

In This Series...


Week 1 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A Week 2 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A Week 3 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A Week 4 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A