God’s Gift of Awe
LInk to Service This morning and in the weeks ahead, we are invited to consider how our sense of awe and wonder are gifts in our lives. Awe-filled moments in our lives can speak to our souls in a way that few other things may be able to do. Phil Cousineau, author of The […]
Father’s Day
Link to Service Today we celebrate fathers and the ways in which they have been able to share the love of God with us and with the world. Our readings today speak about Wisdom and Truth. From the book of Proverbs, we hear these words, “Does Wisdom not call, Does Understanding not lift up […]
Pentecost
Link to Service Once upon a time, a long time ago, a small group of people were gathered to celebrate a special feast. They were a rag tag band of folks, chosen from all walks of life, and they had spent the last three years hanging out with this incredible man who had changed […]
Yearning for Peace
Link to Service Reflections Memorial Day 2025 This morning, we hear the words of the prophet Isaiah which invite us to act justly and value peace in our world. Throughout time, there have always been conflicts, and sadly too many have been resolved, not by peaceful dialogue, but by war. We know that the […]
Pass on Love
Link to Service Focus Scripture Acts 9:36-43, John 13:31-35 I carry you in my heart; I carry you always… We are part of the beautiful, rich, and complex tradition of Christianity. Each week, as we read passages from Scripture, we tell and re-tell the stories of the ancient Hebrews, of Jesus and […]
The Strength of Mothers
Link to Service Good morning and Happy Mother’s Day. I have always appreciated the passage from the Book of Ruth we hear this morning, because it shows this beautiful relationship of love between Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth. And in John’s Gospel, Jesus reminds his followers that in the home of his Father, there are […]
Meditation on May 4, 2025
Link to Service Happy Easter! I truly missed being with you all on Easter Sunday although I have heard that both the Sunrise Service and the 10am Service were wonderful gatherings and so I am happy that many of you were able to gather and celebrate Easter together. This morning our Scripture readings are drawn […]
No One Left Behind
Link to Service This morning, we hear the reading from Luke in which Jesus tells the story of the Good Shepherd who will leave the 99 sheep to find the one who has been lost. It is a lovely image he presents of our God, who will not leave one of us behind, but […]
Satisfy Our Souls
Link to Service Parable of the Fig Tree In our first reading from Isaiah, we hear these words, Hear, everyone who thirsts; come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 55:2 Why do you spend your money for that […]
A Time to Rest in God
Link to Service We are now in the second week of Lent as we attempt to more intentionally focus ourselves on the ways in which God seeks us out in the midst of our days. The writer Annie Dillard once wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. “ […]