"This week, so extraordinary, makes every other week in its wake holy and our every act now an offering of thanks to the One whose sacrifice saved the world, whether they know it or not."
The days are surely coming, Lord, when you will no longer walk the earth. The atmosphere feels sinister as we prepare..
God of all times and places, the business of daily life consumes us. Work must get done. Meals must be cooked. Bills..
Living God, we acknowledge our tendency to worship you on Sunday only to forget your claim on our lives come Monday. Yesterday..
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday, Year C I am trying to imagine what the triumphant entry into Jerusalem must have..
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Lent 5C What thread ties these three texts together on this fifth Sunday of Lent? The..
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 5C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
"Right here in the middle of the wilderness, I confess I am weary, weighed down with the urge to sleep until the suffering has passed and resurrection reigns," writes Jill Duffield.
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 4C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed..
Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Lent 3C Every now and then God unexpectedly puts me in just the right place..
At least 49 worshippers were killed – and 48 wounded – in shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15. Carolyn Winfrey..
Another act of brutal violence, more innocent people gunned down while gathered for worship, broadcast on social media, reported around the globe,..
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Luke 13:31-35 Lent 2C This week we are grateful to John Wurster for providing the lectionary reflection. In this short..
We pray comfort for our friends at the Presbyterian Mission Agency and Office of General Assembly in the sudden deaths for medical..
Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 Lent 1C What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy..
Lord of all that is, seen and unseen, we remember today those struggling to pick up the pieces after the destruction of..
Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 Being in a cloud disorients. When fog envelops the landscape, the familiar drive up the..
NETTLETON 8.7.8.7 D (“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”) God, Creator, you have taught us: “Faith and hope and love abide.” In..
Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Luke 6:27-38 Ordinary 7C; Proper 2 The Genesis text for this week offers an image of what Jesus instructs..
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 6:17-26 Ordinary 6C / Proper 1 Blessed or cursed. Blessings and woes. Compare and contrast. Both the reading from..
Isaiah 6:1-13; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Ordinary 5C I wonder what Simon really thought when Jesus instructed him to put his..
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Ordinary 4C Do you ever hear about an event in history or read a story..
Sheltering God, we pray for all those in the path of the polar vortex gripping the nation. The calls have been made..
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Ordinary 3C Maybe the cold temperatures, the short days and the sluggishness of..
John 2:1-11 Ordinary 2C Jesus’ first sign is turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. Jesus, Mary and Jesus’ newly..
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