Again & Again, God Meets Us
Link to Service scriptures Mark 1:9-15 | Genesis 9:8-17 8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal […]
We Believe in the Power of Love
Link to Service Well, we are almost at Valentine’s Day again and, perhaps ironically, this year it falls on Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent. As much as it has become yet another commercial holiday in our country, it is a time when we are invited to share our love with those we […]
Healing and Hope
Link to Service Most mornings, I begin my day with prayer and reading a number of wonderful spiritual writers. Recently, I read this reflections by Rev. Molly Baskette which was the Daily Devotional for that day. She shared, “Sometime in the second half of 2024, the drug known as Ecstasy or MDMA will become legal […]
Women of the Dream
Link to Service Last Monday, we observed the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday which was marked by gatherings, prayer and readings of his famous speech across our nation. Martin Luther King would have turned 95 on January 15th. Last summer was the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington when he delivered the beautiful I […]
Reflections on Christmas Eve
We Are Part of This Sacred Story Link to Service It is such a joy to gather on this Holy evening to celebrate the birth of the newborn baby, Jesus, Emmanuel, Our God is with us. Tonight, our beautiful story is told again…a story as old as time… as the song goes. A child is […]
Reflections on Hope
Link to Service “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring […]
We Are Tired of War!
Link to Service In this morning’s reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans, we hear an extended description of what it means to be a follower of Christ. He writes, “If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” As we watch the ongoing suffering in Ukraine and in […]
In which we learn about life and love from Winnie the Pooh and Friends
Link to Service This morning, we take a moment to remember our ancestors; we remember the grandparents and parents, aunts and uncles, perhaps brothers and sisters and cousins who shared our life but are no longer with us. So many of these people helped to shape who we are and how we lived our lives. […]
There is Always Light
Link to Service “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God” These words from the great prophet Isaiah in chapter 40 express the deep yearnings of all peoples but especially those now living in fear and sorrow in the Middle East. And we too yearn for comfort, comfort from the reality of the horrors that continue […]
Honesty and Unity
Link to Service Many years ago, I had the privilege of taking a graduate course when I was doing my graduate in work in education that was called “Politics, Education and Oppressed Peoples.” The class brought together students from around the world, including black south Africans during a time of Apartheid, Palestinians from the West […]