Dear Beloveds in Christ, Jesus teaches us the greatest commandment is the commandment of love. In the gospel of Matthew while being challenged by the Pharisees is tested with a simple question about the greatest commandment in the Law. Matthew 22:37- 40 tells us that Jesus replied “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God [...]
Tag: lent
Embracing Community in the Easter Season
Siblings in Christ, As we wrap up Lent and move into the Easter season this month, I have been thinking a lot about the idea of community. What does it mean to be in community? What does it mean to steward relationships and connections in community both inside our church and outside? Much of Lent [...]
LOG March 2024
Dear beloveds, Throughout my life I spend many mornings with the hymn “Morning has Broken” clamoring around in there. It is a hymn that reminds me of the joy of a new day. It reminds me that all of creation is singing, praising and greeting the rising sun. It also reminds me of the new [...]
LOG February 2024
This February has an interesting occurrence for the start of Lent because Ash Wednesday falls on the feast day of Saint Valentine this year. Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day being celebrated on the same day may feel a bit odd, but the two celebrations are not as at odd as it might seem. Little was [...]
LOG March 2022
My Siblings in Christ, We have somehow already made it to March! It seems unreal that we have found ourselves already beginning the Lenten season for this year. It is a year full of texts that wind us through a journey of relationships rooted in loss, joy, and promise found in Christ. We begin each [...]
Created for Community: A Midweek Lenten Series 2
We enter into the Lenten season together as a whole community with all of the church, nature, and all people. This midweek Lenten series invites us to use the Gospel of Mark to more closely connect with community through the Word and prayer. You will receive these devotions or pick them up in church every [...]
Worship for March 29, 2020
Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us the power of your Spirit that we may be raised to new life in Christ and serve you in righteousness all our days through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives [...]
Gospel Reading, Sermon and Prayers for March 22, 2020 John 9:1-41
Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Today's Gospel reading is about sight, especially about seeing as a metaphor for believing. Words pertaining to seeing appear 24 times in this 41 verse story. But seeing isn't just a metaphor. The man born blind really can't see. And when he [...]
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