Our worship began with the collect-writer remind us that God does keep our bodies and souls safe in all adversities. Likewise, God is able to protect us from evil thoughts and our being assaulted in the community in which we live. Our lesson from Hebrew scripture from Exodus was the recounting of Israel grumbling against […]
Blessings to you as we begin our Lenten journey in 2023. Ash Wednesday was a rewarding time in two separate services, one at Lake Prince Woods and one at St. John’s. I am touched by the yearly reminder to “observe a holy Lent.” There is a lot of ritual and self-reflection we are invited to […]
In worship, we were reminded that on our own, separated from God, noting is strong or holy. But when we count on God we live through the temporal things and live eternally with God in heaven. Our Hebrew scripture was taken from the prophet Hosea and God’s command to Hosea to “take a wife of […]
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 […]