Psalm 13 (NRSV)How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear pain in my soul,and have sorrow in my heart all day long? Our cry goes up: “have you forgotten us God? Have you forgotten me? Why haven’t you answered my prayers?” Do you have prayers that don’t seem to have been answered? How’s your patience holding up? Does God feel...
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Read Psalm 86: 1-0, 16-17 Song for the day: His Eye Is on the Sparrow Has anyone not felt discouraged recently? Sometimes I feel discouraged, especially these days. We don’t need to think hard to come up with discouraging things. It’s been difficult to keep worry and sadness at bay. Not being able to be with other people has made it harder. Social isolation isn’t healthy. Being with others to...
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Bird watching brings me pleasure – it is relaxing, it hones observation skills, it nudges me to find out more about a particular bird’s habits or song or flight patterns or nest. It’s an innocent low-cost pastime. I’m on the email list of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (one of the few non-church related emails that I receive!). This week’s email featured an article about Black Birders...
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Sunday June 7, 2020 is designated Peace with Justice Sunday in the United Methodist Church. Use this link for some prayers you can use as part of your devotional time. Read Genesis 1:1-2:4a, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 God created and created and created and declared each creation “Good!”, and on the seventh day, God rested from creating so much good: The first Sabbath. I was reminded in a blog this...
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