Opening Prayer: We Weep

We weep, O God, for families around the world facing war. Facing violence. Facing bombs. Facing hunger. Facing separation. Facing impossible choices. We weep, O God. Meet us where we are this morning. Turn our faces to you. Wipe away every tear. Remind us your promises are good and hope springs eternal. Amen.

Sacred in the Daily

A REFLECTION – Rev. Whitney Bruno –  – June 6, 2021 – Pent 2 – Communion – 2 Cor. 4:13 – 5:1, Mark 3: 20-35 “Sacred in the Daily” When I approach Communion, I see it as a moment we transcend this moment, this place. I see it as when we step back in time …

No Credit, No Problem!

August 2nd 2020 Younger Saints: The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah "Let all who are hungry come and eat!" from the Passover Haggadah. "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!" Isaiah 55:1 …

Sharing God’s Bounties

Leviticus 23:22 "When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God." Standing in the midst of the recently flattened …

House & Family

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 Who has authority? Today, I'd say it is religious leaders, the government, and social media.   In Jesus' day, it was the government of Rome, the scribes or religious leaders, and family.   The crowd comes together, loud and noisy. Stinking and ill. They press in on Jesus so tightly …

Offertory Prayer

Based on 1 Corinthians 8:8a Lord, we know food will not bring us closer to you, and yet, without food, focusing on you is so very hard. Therefore, we devote these gifts today for both hungers - the hunger of the belly and the hunger of the soul. Bless all with the feeling of fullness. …