Our worship was informed by a collection of Scripture. We started in Genesis with God’s sending Adam and Eve into the garden to live then the serpent leading Adam and Eve astray. Our Gospel focused on the Satan’s temptation of Christ three times following his baptism and 40 days in the wilderness. Part of the […]
We continue to work our way through the reflective portion of Lent, looking for God’s presence in our community and welcoming family and friends alike. In worship today there was some counterpoint between Paul and the gospel. But before we heard their conversation, Hebrew scripture engaged us in the Psalm and Isaiah. We were reminded […]
In worship we heard lessons and offered prayers that highlight our need for reconciliation and for our response when we are made clean (even when that means we pass through judgment). Joshua brings to the forefront the idea that once the journey is complete we will eat the nourishment found in the promise land. And […]
We are reminded, no matter what, that God is still in control and calling us to a deeper relationship. Sometimes, God is in the irony of our humanity and the unplanned occurrences of our life – like slippers in Church. As we worshipped today we were reminded that the life we live, while wholly our […]
While I’m not sure how it conveys in the aural sermon, we were exposed to Abram as he questioned how and when God would make him a mighty nation – since he and Sarai were getting very old. God restated God’s promise to Abram and because Abram trusted God, they formed a covenant relationship. We […]
Lent 2019 is upon us – our annual journey of reflection, listening, and, if necessary, redirecting ourselves to the places God is leading us.The children, and all who are children of God, renew our story and the presence we bring in our community; truth in our past, our present, and our future. Lent is a […]
Our lessons remind us of our intimate relationship with God and the cost of our relationship. We were reminded by Jeremiah that the true knowledge of God is within us and our mission is to let that knowledge surface. Yet, it’s not just knowing God that’s important – we are also charged to “upset the […]
In worship, we heard stories of God’s connection with humanity and how we are reminded that God’s standard and commitment is what makes life what it is. We are not called to be anything other than in relationship with God. Humanity heard, directly from God at Sinai, how we should respond to God’s love and […]
In worship we heard the story of humanity: Abram who became Abraham was reaffirmed as the father of God’s chosen people, even in the midst of his reluctance and impatience with God’s plan. We also heard Peter get chastised by Jesus for trying to “stuff” Jesus in Peter’s image of Messiah. God remained connected to […]
Today, we continued our Lenten journey. The principle lessons to take away from the readings are “the temptation of Christ” – an odd but fitting lesson and general temptation of creation. We are invited in Lent to pause and ask (1) in what do we hope? (2) What prevents us from finding or recognizing our […]