World Communion Sunday 2022
Focus: Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. L.R. Knost
September 25th Service 2022
Focus: Heavenly Rays, As summer into autumn slips,
O give me grace today, To rise and turn as summer’s leaves
Draw life and strength from heavenly rays. Emily Dickinson
Laughter Lifts Our Spirits
Focus: A smile starts on the lips, a grin spreads to the eyes, a chuckle comes from the belly; but a good laugh bursts forth from the soul,
overflows, and bubbles all around.
Carolyn Birmingham
Hope and Healing
Focus: “Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
Live Fully and Joyfully
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are ultimately to be at peace with themselves. What humans can be, they must be.” ―Abraham Maslow
Holy Hospitality
“True hospitality is marked by an open response to the dignity of each and every person.” – Kathleen Norris
God Is In All of Creation: Celebrating Presence
Focus: “Teach your children what we have taught our children: that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of the earth. This we know. The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth. Our God is the god of all people. And compassion is equal for all. this earth is precious to God, and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on the creator. So love it as we have loved it. care for it as we have cared for it. and with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it for our children and love as God loves us all.” ― Chief Seattle
Heart Prayers: Blessing the World
“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.” Matshona Dhliwayo
The Struggling Times: Facing Illness, Loss and Grief
Focus: “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
Passages: Special Moments
Focus: “There it is-Happiness. Here it comes, closer and closer. I can hear its footsteps. And if we never see it or know it, well, that’s all right too. Others will.” Anton Checkov