As we gathered for worship we asked for the reminder that Jesus visits us daily to prepare us for his second coming and to remember that there is built for all of us, a mansion in heaven with many rooms for all creation. The Psalmist sings a song that reminds us that God is the […]
We hear and echo the plea that God’s power might come with great might to save us because we, in our weakness, are unable to attain God’s grace. We ask for God’s bounty to come on us so we can not lose heart. Our Hebrew Scripture from the Prophet Isaiah helps us transition from the […]
In worship today we are invited to look for God’s messengers, the prophets who invite us to change our course (repent) and prepare ourselves to receive god’s salvation. There is a warning which we can hear to lead us back to relationship with God. Our reading from Hebrew Scripture in the Prophet Isaiah declares that […]
We gathered for worship on the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of our new liturgical year. We heard our yearly reminder that God’s grace is what drives away darkness in our lives and that our model for life is Jesus. We are reminded that when we follow Christ we will find ourselves in […]
In worship today we celebrated the last Sunday of Advent with great expectation. We are reminded that God comes to us each day in the person of Jesus to help us be ready for God’s return. That God has created a mansion in us and for us to dwell for all eternity, with loved ones […]
In worship, we started the shift from preparation for to anticipation of Christ’s birth celebrated at Christmas. We began with the exhortation that we might be stirred by God’s power to create a community that overcomes our sin and serves as Christ served the world. Our reading from Hebrew scripture was taken from the prophet […]
Grace and peace from the Rector’s Study on the second Sunday of Advent. It has been a good first week of Advent, we began a study of the “Virtual Preaching Monks” on Wednesday and had some good and probing conversation. We will continue this coming Wednesday with the study. You should stop by and see […]
In worship we celebrated the beginning of our new year. Our collect served as a waypoint for our journey, painting a picture that describes our human condition – being in a place of darkness (and growing darkness) but knowing that light lies ahead. Our psalmist sang a song of joy and praise to God. We […]
In worship we lighted the candle of Joy on our Advent wreath and remembered the faith of Mary all those years ago. We are also encouraged to continue our preparations for the ultimate return of Christ and focused on being prepared for Christ’s return. Our reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans was the doxology […]
In worship today we asked that God would stir up the power that will help us overcome the sin of our life, the things that separate us from living fully into the life we are called to live in God and Christ. Our psalmist invited us to remember the Lord’s action that restored the fortunes […]