The Good Samaritan
July 14, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert Summer is a wonderful time for reading whether on the beach or while on the porch in the evening with a cool breeze blowing through; it’s a great time for stories to be told and shared within families and among friends during our vacations or simply when […]
A More Perfect Union
June 30, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert Micah 6:8 God has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? 1 Timothy 2:1-4 1. Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, […]
The Blessings of Summer
June 23, 2016 — Rev. Paula Norbert Just a few days ago on the Summer Solstice, people around the earth celebrated the day when the hours of light are longest. We know that sunshine brings warm, helps crops and flowers to grow, and allows us to feel the warmth from the sun in a […]
The Power of One
June 2, 2016 — Rev. Paula Norbert John 17:20-26 “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with […]
God’s Truth is Marching On
May 26, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and, as we know it is a day honoring all those who have died serving our country. This was the idea of General John A. Logan, with the first Memorial Day in 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery, where members of both the Union […]
Hearts Untroubled
May 12, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert In today’s reading, we hear Jesus speaking to his friends with words that might be important for us to hear today too. He says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” In light of so much going on in our nation and the world, we might pause […]
Reflection – The Second Mountain
May 5, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert Today, I would like to share the following piece that was published by columnist, David Brooks of the New York Times, back in April. The Moral Peril of Meritocracy By David Brooks Many of the people I admire lead lives that have a two-mountain shape. They got […]
Easter Morning, 2019
April 21, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert John 20:1-18 In the hushed quiet of the early morning she made her way to the tomb, while the dew was fresh and the sun had not risen yet…Mary Magdalene. In each of the four Gospels, with some variations, we encounter her, the loving and dedicated disciple […]
Slowing Down
April 7, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to […]
Lighten the Load
March 31, 2019 — Rev. Paula Norbert Luke 12:29-34 “And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and God knows that you need them. Instead, strive […]