In worship our collect reminded us that God’s will and desire is to restore all things to a relationship with God through Jesus. Our reminder is that in Jesus we are given a means to close divisions and unified under the bonds of love, if we remember we can be. Our reading from Ezekiel serves […]
We gathered for worship and were reminded in our collect that scripture is the way that we get insights into our relationship with God and God’s guidance for us. Our lesson from Judges told the beginning of the story of Deborah leading up to the deliverance of Israel from Jabin and Sisera. Deborah gave counsel […]
In worship today we were reminded that God’s grace leads us on our journey and follows us to protect us from our past. God’s grace is given so we might continue to do good works in our lives and ministry. Our reading from Exodus told the story of Israel’s transgression when Moses was on the […]
Worship today helped us recall, by way of our collect, that God is abundant in mercy and forgiving of our fear which, through our faith in the saving grace afforded by Christ, we receive grace and salvation. Our fulfilled life comes from our covenanted relationship with God – a covenant which is not requirement/punishment, but […]
In worship today we were reminded about God’s greatest power is showing mercy and grace. Yet, in our willfulness, we often don’t see God’s grace until our eyes are opened by some “sign” – often referred to as a sacrament. God’s grace is the good news we are called to share. In our reading from […]
As we gathered for worship we were encouraged to not be anxious about earthly things or those things that are passing away (this present moment) and focus on what we can do to make a long-term difference and embrace the things that will endure. We are reminded that we cannot quell our anxiety on our […]
In worship today we were reminded that left to our own strength we are ultimately unproductive. In our lesson from Exodus we heard the story of God’s protection of the Israelites at the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds) during the exodus from Egypt. The story reinforces that God’s strength is what saves us from our […]
In our worship today we continued our study of the day-to-day practice of faith and our search for true faith and belief, within the bounds of orthodoxy and the possibilities provided by God. Our lesson from Exodus was the first description of what we now know as the Passover Feast and how Israel prepared itself […]
In worship today we reflected on the practice of true religion, or better the practice of a true faith. We heard enduring stories from Scripture which should help lead us in our lives. Paul’s letter to the Romans reminds us that we are supposed to focus on the good and not the evil. If someone […]
Our worship today was punctuated by readings about the tension of real life and how a functioning community works in the middle of the tension. We were reminded that it is only through the power of the Holy Spirit and remembering God’s grace that we are able to gather as followers of God. Our Hebrew […]