Answered Prayer They kept their promise. They had promised to care for the body of Jesus after the Sabbath. So, they kept their first promise to keep the Sabbath, and their second, to care of the body of Jesus. Early in the morning, when the birds have not yet begun to sing, when the rays…
Throughout Lent, we have been praying like Jesus. We have used methods of coloring and praying the news, we have prayed for our children and in the closet, we have prayed with others and in our questions, we have prayed without words and using scripture. And throughout our prayers, we have almost held our breath,…
Jesus is Alive: Butterflies and New Life Slide 1: Did you know the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar? Slide 2: We have a big fancy work that describes what is happening in the life of the caterpillar. Does anyone know that word? METAMORPHOSIS This word describes what happened in the story we heard. Slide 3: The Caterpillar seems to go away…
From the Syrian town of Khan Shekihoun last week came the story of a woman who gave her name as Om Ahmed. In her deepest sorrow she said, “If the world wanted to stop this, they would have done so by now. One more chemical attack in a town the world hasn’t heard of won’t…
Jesus gathered his disciples and friends for the Passover. Each year, people of faith reenact and remember the Passover with the Seder both years ago and today. Questions and answers form the home-based liturgy to tell the story of liberation, of God’s great miracles for the Jewish people. Jesus longed to celebrate this tender ritual…
Piggyback ride! I hear a couple of times a day. Piggy-back ride. Peter will say to Alisabeth and to Felicity, and to me. He enjoys being carried. Many children like being carried. I imagine many adults as well! It got me thinking about how often children are carried. We carry them for fun with piggyback…
Parades require coordination. There are no impromptu parades. I was in the Boscov’s Thanksgiving day parade my senior year of high school. We were one of hundreds of floats that morning. Each of which spent hours before choreographing and rehearsing exactly what they would do. Each of which received details instructions from the organizers as…
Pray Like Jesus: Pray With Questions Why do people get planted in the ground? Why say sorry for screaming? How do you keep going when people are so unkind? Does God condemn people? Is the God of the Old Testament and the New Testament the same God? Why do bad things happen to good people?…
A mom from our church prays specific scripture, for her children everyday for years and still praying into their adult lives. Hear this mother’s prayer of just 4 of 12 scripture verses she prays through, and know that scripture is God’s promises. This mom is praying his promises for her children. Here she prays Ezekiel…
I tend to get up early some mornings. Very early. Before the sun has considered rising, I often find a quiet spot in my chair to do work. It was about 2 months ago, when I was up quite early and settled into my chair, writing, when I heard a beep. At first, I thought…