Gratitude and Prayer
June 10, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Focus Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is […]
The Gift of the Sabbath
June 3, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert In many families, we love to tell the stories of our past, of when and where we were born, of those who came before us, and as a faith community, we too share a desire to tell the story of our creation…of who we are and where […]
Memorial Day
May 27, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert In our reading from John’s Gospel today, we hear the words of Jesus to his friends before he knows that he will leave them. He acknowledges that parting will cause great pain and sorrow, but he encourages them to look ahead to the days when they will know […]
How Hungry Are You?
May 20, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Over the last several months, two groups from our church have been meeting to spend time in prayer and discussion about how we might select an issue of Social Justice to learn more about so that we might imagine ways we could make some difference in our local […]
Be Here Now
April 29, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert “I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn’t bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken. […]
Loving Our Earth
April 22, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert “In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless voice and darkness covered the face of the deep…then God said, let there be light and God saw the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.” Today, as […]
Lessons From Springtime
April 15, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Luke 24:13-35 Today we share a beloved story from Luke’s Gospel of the travelers on the road to Emmaus. There were actually ten or so encounters with Jesus after the Resurrection and this is a favorite. One of the companions is Cleopas and the other is not named; […]
We Are Easter People
April 8, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Our reading today from John’s Gospel is the familiar story of when Jesus’ disciples are reunited with him after the resurrection. Thomas is not there to witness this firsthand and so, across the years, he has become known as doubting Thomas. Of course, he represents each of us […]
Love Is Always Stronger
Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Matthew 28: 1-10 Happy, Happy Easter! We gather this morning to remember that first Easter so long ago, and yet, in the history of our planet, not so very long ago. We come to rejoice in the fact that God’s ways are not our ways, that […]
Easter Sunrise Reflection
Easter Sunrise, Sunday, April 1, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Since this moment (the resurrection), the universe is no longer what it was; nature has received another meaning; history is transformed and you and I are no more, and should not be anymore, what we were before. ~Paul Tillich So what do I believe […]