In worship, the collect writers remind us that we answer God’s call, not by our volition but through the apprehension of God’s grace in our lives. By God’s grace we are able to share the Good News to the world. Our Hebrew Scripture this morning was taken from the prophet Nehemiah and recounted the reading […]
On Pentecost Sunday we were told more than once that this is the day we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit on the believers after Jesus’ resurrection. We also remember the Holy Spirit provides us comfort and wholeness in the struggles of life. Our Psalmist this morning recounts the feelings the Israelites felt when […]
May you be blessed at the beginning of your Lenten journey as we celebrate Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes, the litany of penitence, and the Eucharist. This Lenten season feels a little anticlimactic – we began our Coronatide journey during Lent last year and continue now, almost a full year later. Yet, we […]
Interestingly, this Sunday seems a little harder than last to gather thoughts in worship. The reading from Acts told about the coming of the Holy Spirit and the baptism of the believers all those years ago. We also heard Paul and the psalmist talk about those who are led by the spirit are children of […]
Good afternoon friends and welcome to 2018 in the midst of the first snow of the year. I hope you have been safe and warm as the Arctic weather has blown through Southside Virginia. The conditions were dicey enough that we felt it more prudent to cancel worship and be safe. The roads were okay […]