Cornerstone Fellowship

06/14/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
We come today to sit with mystery.
You’ve revealed enough for us to perceive
Some measure of your
Truth, goodness and beauty,
But so much is beyond our grasp.

We’re never more aware of mystery than
When life takes a sharp left turn.
A tree falls on a house, a spouse leaves,
A doctor’s phone call brings hard news.

Sometimes, some of us think we’re in control
And life will continue as we want,
In an ever upward spiral.
Although that optimism may correlate
With our age.

In fact, our life with You, hidden in You,
Does spiral ever upward in faith and trust.
But in this fallen world,
Hard things can suddenly crash into
Our placid existence.

Lord, may our peace endure through
Every mystery, every hardship,
Every bit of suffering this hard world brings.

You will carry us through everything
And You will bring us safely to your heavenly Kingdom.

And we will never give up resting in You.
There’s always more peace to enjoy.
And the best will be here soon,
With mysteries explained and peace enduring.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 6.14.26

06/13/2026

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06/07/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
We turn our eyes to You.
We open our hearts to You.
We marvel when we consider
That, right now, You are thinking of us.

Your limitlessness is inconceivable.
We don’t understand how You can
Interact with each of us, individually,
That we are ever before You,
That You have numbered the hairs
On our heads, that You know our thoughts.

You are too wonderful.
And the world You’ve created, that
We mostly take for granted, is too wonderful.

For a moment, this morning, we want
To meditate on butterfly wings
And hot coffee and ice cream and
Evening light and velvet and moss.

We want to consider how your creation
Marvelously suits our needs.
You’ve given us wood and linen and
Wool and iron and petroleum and
Soil and seed and everything else
We need to thrive, even in this spoiled world.

We stand in awe at your provision for us
And your connection to us.

We will never give up meditating on You.
We want to be astounded, every day.
And the days are coming when we will
Take nothing good for granted.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 6.7.26

05/31/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
Lord, we want a word from You.
We want to hear a word of strength,
A word of courage, a word of comfort.

We all carry burdens that are too much.
Fears for our families, fears for the world,
Concerns for our own future.

Some of us face surgeries this month.
Some of us anticipate a job loss,
Some grieve the deaths of those
Whose childhoods we shared.

This life feels so real and so permanent,
Although we know our feelings do not
Always represent truth.

We are here because we have been convinced
That this is not the whole of life.
And we are grateful, because
This life is too much for us.
Too painful, too burdensome.

And yet, You do give moments and even seasons
Of happiness that remind us that the weight
Of this world is not permanent.

We long for your beautiful kingdom fully come.

We will never give up awaiting your appearing.
There’s always more to hope for.
And, when You return to set it all right,
Every burden will be lifted.
Only joy will remain.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 5.31.26

05/24/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
Not unlike how the hundred and twenty
Were presenting themselves to You
On the first day of establishing your church,
Those whom You had called out of
Darkness into your Kingdom light,
By tongues of fire resting on their heads.

Holy Spirit, we want to want fresh fire
On this day of Pentecost, but we confess
We may not want the kind of reshaping
That You might bring, if You came
In the kind of power You brought at
That first outpouring.

And yet, we know You are at work among us.
We know You strengthen us every day
To accomplish the duties of the day.
We know you provide food and shelter.
We know we have experienced your power.

We confess any unbelief.
We confess any indifference.

We open our hearts to You.
We accept what You want to give.
We receive your love and your power.
We need You every hour.

More, Lord, more.
Come, Holy Spirit.

We will never give up asking for more.
Because there’s always more to receive,
Until Your will is done on earth as in heaven
And your kingdom has come.
Amen.

05/17/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
We come to contemplate your mysteries.
We don’t gather to meditate on an impersonal universe.
We come to meditate on your word,
Your beauty, and your goodness.

You are not primarily a philosophy, or a force;
You are a person.
A three-personed being, a trinity.
One in essence, three in expression,
Though words cannot express
The essence of trinity.

When we consider the foundation
Of our hope, our questions abound:

Father, what is the plan?
Jesus, what exactly were You doing
On the cross?
Spirit, how is it that we humans can
Be filled with You?

You are demonstrating some of your character
By setting us into these mysteries.
You are not a glorified human;
You are the One who created humans, along with
The air, the water, and the food, without which we die.

And we remember this morning that we also live
By every word that proceeds from your mouth.

We will never give up studying Your scripture.
There’s always more revelation to receive.
And the best will be here at the right time,
When we will know as we have been known.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 5.17.26

05/10/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
Father, we have mixed emotions about
Mother’s Day. Not all of us, but many.

We had good mothers, we had difficult mothers;
We are good mothers, we are difficult mothers.
We wanted to mother and weren’t given the opportunity;
We weren’t sure about mothering and yet rose to the call.

You made mothers—and fathers.
You set up the whole system where a cell
From each one makes a new person
Because You wanted us to fill the earth
With humans who, together, could be your family.

But when we screwed up the whole plan
You rescued us
Because we are precious to You,
Each one of us.

We are so important to You that You care
About our every thought and feeling and behavior.
Like a good parent,
You are interested in the details of our lives.
You gave us the law so we know the good.
You call us to holiness so we can
Walk and talk with You.

You call us your children but we don’t want to
Take that for granted. It’s a marvelous privilege.

We will never give up letting You parent us.
There’s always more depth to the family relationship.
And we long for the best family reunion ever,
When You return to gather us

Sunday Psalm 5.10.26

05/03/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
As we have given ourselves to You,
You have whole heartedly received us.
Like the son returning from the pig yard,
As we trudge up the lane to humble ourselves,
You run to meet us.

You know we carry many regrets
But You do not condemn us.
You do not shame us.
You forgive us.

When there was no way back from Eden’s fall,
You made the way for us to join your family.
You know we are still children, still learning.

You know the lies and deceptions of
This world’s ruler.
The lie that You are not good.
The lie that You are an abusive parent.
The lie that You neglect and abandon us,
Especially when pain provokes fear and unbelief.

You accept us in the Beloved.
You know we are still learning to
Lean on a good Father’s shoulder,
To relax into a Forever Father’s embrace.

Refresh our imagination today.
We want to think of You as You are.

We will never give up learning to rest in You.
There’s always a place of deeper peace.
And we await the best greeting ever,
When You run to meet us at heaven’s gate.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 5.3.26

04/26/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
In your last instructions to your disciples, You said,
“I will not leave you orphaned.”

Some of us are, and many of us feel, orphaned.
Indeed, if we enjoyed a good childhood,
Once we leave the nurture of those
Early years, who ever feels at home again?

Some of us, of course, have always felt
More at home with a chosen family, but
You’ve made men and women to
Form families with children so humans
Have a chance at growing up knowing
Themselves as a precious part of something
Bigger than their own individual selves.

When we are adopted into Your family and
We walk in obedience and trust,
You send your Spirit to draw us
Deeper and deeper into your household,
Where we find nurture and belonging in You.

However we feel this morning,
You honor our commitment to You.
We belong to You because You have chosen us
And we have chosen You.

We draw our comfort and identity from You.

We will never give up identifying with You.
You always offer more comfort and belonging.
We are not orphans.
And, already adopted, we await the
Eternal harmony of the best family imaginable.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 4.26.26

04/19/2026

Father God
Lord Jesus
Holy Spirit

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
Lord, we want to turn towards You this morning.
We want to soften our hearts.
Sometimes we turn away for a bit
But we’ve come today to face You,
To hear your words of comfort and conviction
In the midst of our ordinary lives.

Almost all of us live unknown lives.
We work or look for work.
We take care of ourselves and others.
The dailiness, the ordinariness of
The days, can lull us into a dullness of spirit.

We come to worship You today so we
Might believe the shimmering hope
You have placed in us.

You say our lives are hidden in You,
That there is a forever existence
To which this is only prelude.

We wonder, sometimes, if it’s really true
That great beauty and goodness awaits,
That we are truly children of the King
Destined to reign with You.

In the midst of the ordinary tasks
Of an ordinary life, You offer an
Astonishing vision of an
Exhilarating life in You.

We will never give up turning towards You.
There’s always more to trust.
And the best is yet to be, every day extraordinary.
Amen.

Sunday Psalm 4.19.26