In worship today we gathered to hear the reminder that Christ’s resurrection serves to deliver us from the power of the enemy and death. We were also reminded that because of Jesus’ resurrection those who believe will be found for eternal life. Our first reading today came from the Acts of the Apostles relates the […]
In worship today we began by remembering the Passion and sacrifice of Christ during Holy Week and how we are called to be prepared for the work that lies ahead for us, just like for Jesus. The Psalmist offers words that claim the difficulty of our lives: we recognize our sin and that God’s grace […]
We gathered with the reminder that God is the only one who can bring order to humanity which has an unruly will and misguided affections. What God provides is the grace necessary to remind us of the unchangeability of God’s promises, and the means that we receive grace in our life. Our Psalmist invited us […]
In worship we asked in our collect to be aware of God sending Jesus to nourish us in our journey and give life for a deeper and more rewarding relationship with God. In our Psalm we were reminded of to whom we should offer thanks – God, and that God will hear and deliver us […]
Our readings today included the giving of the 10 Commandments (10 Words) in Exodus at the Mountain. We are reminded that there are two aspects of our relationship with God: fidelity to God and our relationship with God and second, our proper functioning as a community. Not just specifically a community of believers but as […]
In worship we heard stories of the faith of our predecessors and the reminders of God’s presence in the unchangeable truth of God’s Word, Jesus. Our faith comes not by nurturing it, but by uncovering the faith already present. In our Genesis reading we heard the story of Abram who becomes Abraham and the promise […]
In worship we began our Lenten journey in earnest. Our collect reminded us that we will be tempted and that no one is precluded from at least one weakness. Yet, if we remember God’s promises we will find our path to eternal life with God, maybe with a scar or two but eternal life. Our […]
May you be blessed at the beginning of your Lenten journey as we celebrate Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes, the litany of penitence, and the Eucharist. This Lenten season feels a little anticlimactic – we began our Coronatide journey during Lent last year and continue now, almost a full year later. Yet, we […]
In worship, we were invited to ask for the reminder of God’s promises given in Jesus and how that faith can strengthen us as we change from our present state to one more in tune with God. In our Hebrew Scripture, we heard the account of the transfer of authority from Elijah to Elisha. Along […]
In our worship we were reminded by the collect composer that we have liberty that our abundant life in Christ provides us. But not just abundance for us without consideration, but abundance that is meant to be shared. In our reading from Isaiah the refrain, “have you not known? Have you not heard?” served as […]