In worship our collect we asked that we be given the grace to answer the call of our savior, to proclaim the good news, and to live a life which shines a light on God’s active presence in our world. Our scripture began by highlighting the changed heart of the Ninevites at the (half-hearted) proclamation […]
In worship we prayed that God’s Word and Sacrament (physical signs of God’s ever-present grace) would shine through us to bring healing and wholeness in our community. The Psalmist reminded us that God searches for us and has known us since before we came into being; that God knows what we are and what we […]
Grace and peace to you on the first Sunday after the Epiphany and as 2021 becomes a reality. We’ve been toying around with winter this week, at least Southside Virginia winter. It was a bit nippy at church this morning but, thankfully, the wind had subsided a little. We’re still working with limitations on attendance […]
Today is Transfiguration Sunday (not the Feast of the Transfiguration – but that’s a different discussion). Our scripture today focused on the revelation of God to humans through time. Our Hebrew Scripture reading was from Exodus and dealt with Moses’ 40-day journey getting the 10 Commandments. Our Psalm reminds us that God is our refuge […]
In worship we considered the part that God plays in our ability to do good, for ourselves, for our church, and for our community. Matthew’s gospel provided some detailed reflection of the Commandments – especially murder, adultery, and dishonoring your neighbor. Our Psalmist reminded us that the happy ones are the ones who pay attention […]
As we gathered for worship we considered what we; individually, communally, and as a faith; had to offer to society. We heard Isaiah remind us that we did, in fact know (at our heart) what was good and proper in God’s eyes – caring for the marginalized and fighting injustice in God’s world. Paul reminded […]
In worship, we celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple. For most the celebration was a first, I have no recollection of having the Feast of the Presentation celebrated on Sunday (or at all) before. Our worship and scripture helped us hear the story of redemption from beginning to end. Malachi […]
On the third Sunday after the Epiphany we considered how we are invited to answer God’s call without hesitation and to tell God’s story in our lives to others. While we tell the story, our scripture tells us that relationship is as important as words. The prophet Isaiah sang the first part of our story […]
We worshiped this morning as we looked for enlightenment in Word and Sacrament; the reminder of the promises made by God in ages past. Paul reminded us that we are in a community so all of us can be found blameless by God when we are held to account. John the Evangelist told the story […]
Worship today was the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord; otherwise known as the First Sunday after the Epiphany. Themes today included: God showing no partiality toward Gentile or Christian; that God is worthy of our rejoicing; that God’s beloved son is Jesus and that we need to pay attention to […]