Do you love me? Feed my lambs. Emerson, aged eleven, in Sioux Fall, North Dakota, loves writing letters. She writes prolifically, usually including art, jokes, stories about her younger brothers, mention of her obsession with Taylor Swift, and enough questions to get a reply, her father, said. Recently, Emerson decided to thank her postal carrier, Doug, for the work he does in…
Good morning! Today I am going to be talking about faith. I think in normal everyday life the word faith is used in multiple contexts. Some might say “I have faith that I can finish that 10K run,” “I have faith that my vegetable garden will take off,” or “I have faith that the Eagles will win another Super Bowl.” For me,…
West Grove United Methodist Church The Reverend Monica B. Guepet 300 N. Guernsey Road, West Grove, PA 19390 April 19, 2020 The disciples were gathered in the upper room. Together. Their friend, Jesus had been crucified and died. They were terrified that the Romans were coming after them as well. It was possible that the crackdown they had feared against the revolutionaries…
My dear friends. It is Easter morning. I am standing in a nearly empty church sharing a message about an empty tomb. This was not how I planned to proclaim Easter, and I know it was not how you planned to celebrate Easter, either. Empty is not the word we usually focus on at Easter! We use words like “risen” or “hallelujah”…