In worship today we continued our journey in the season of Pentecost. We heard Jesus’ parable about the 10 lepers and the 1 who returned to give thanks; an encouragement to give thanks no matter where we are in life’s journey and no matter where we feel associated with the “in” group. Paul reminded Timothy […]
As we gathered for worship we offered prayers and reflections about our place in God’s kingdom at work in the world. Sometimes our scripture provides a picture that is obviously hopeful, and sometimes it doesn’t. We heard from the Lamentations about the loss of everything and the implied “how did we get here?” question. Our […]
Our lessons today helped continue the discussion about change and asking ourselves where we go from here. We also heard about using the things we have, not to hoard but to serve God (the love of money is A root of many evils). Our Timothy passage reminds us that having a lot doesn’t always solve […]
Today we hear the diverse stories of scripture. Luke recounted Jesus’ story about the dishonest manager and his shrewd (yet underhanded) behavior and the commentary that we can’t squander the gifts given us by God. The letter to Timothy reminds us that we are supposed to offer our prayers for all people (including us) that […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s shared this thought (which I misquoted this morning) in ‘His Journals’: “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” An important lesson for everyone… still. In worship we were greeted on the Sunday after Holy Cross day with a mixture of scripture […]
Today in worship we considered how we have had God’s love firmly intertwined in our hearts – with the idea that God’s love would shine through us and bring us and the world hope. The writer to the Hebrews reminds us that, by nature, we are supposed to be hospitable to strangers and care for […]
In worship today we were challenged by our scripture. Jeremiah reminded us that God knew him (and us) before he was born and that God had endowed him with everything he needs to be successful for God. Even when he feels like he’s unfit to serve God reminds him that God knows the whole story. […]
We gathered to offer prayers for healing today, for those on our prayer list and for those who are in need of prayers. We affirmed today that God knows the needs of humanity before we ask and that God supplies according to our need. We heard some difficult readings today that tell parts of the […]
In worship we were challenged by Luke’s gospel and how we are invited to be ready (more appropriately – be alert for the change that is coming so we aren’t surprised) and to remember that God’s greatest joy is to lavish us with God’s blessing; not to punish humanity. The letter to the Hebrews reminds […]
Greetings as August dawns and the end of summer approaches. We are thankful for those who join us in the midst of It can be fitting, as a preacher/story teller, that I offer the prayers “may the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight…” because sometimes our […]