In worship today we heard a recounting of the story of Jesus as the good shepherd. Our collect reminds us that we need to listen for and hear God’s voice calling us to follow where God and Jesus are leading us. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles was a continuation of the inquiry […]
Blessings to you on a wonderful sunny Sunday in mid-April. The buttercups are blooming in the church yard and the milkweed is getting ready to bloom. The rhododendron are rapidly going from budding to dropping but there is a lot of color in the yard. We’ve also started getting a lot of different birds at […]
Blessings to you as we have been blessed by the chance to worship on a wonderful day in Chuckatuck. After a stormy night, the morning broke with sunshine and a steady breeze. There was nice, albeit a little smaller than last week, gathering for worship. Not uncommon, being “Thomas’ Sunday” but we were blessed to […]
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 […]