Read Luke 24:13-35 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 What does hospitality have to do with us stuck in our homes when we cannot invite anyone to stay with us? Today’s Gospel story may not often be viewed through the… Continue reading Sunday, April 26, 2020 Hospitality: Stay with Us
Month: April 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020 Peace Be with You
Another week closed away. For some people this time of social distancing has not been a big change in daily routine – they are still leaving home and working in an essential job, but even there, they are closed in or closed off from others by social distancing. For others, life had already shut them… Continue reading Sunday, April 19, 2020 Peace Be with You
Sunday, April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday
Do you have a favorite movie or movies that you have watched multiple times? There are some movies I watched with our son more often than I care to remember – Mary Poppins and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea when he was little, Star Wars (the original 3) as he got older, then Lord of… Continue reading Sunday, April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday
The Palm Sunday meditation works best if you don’t look at it until you are ready to start. It involves some activity – your own procession- and perhaps going outside if you can. You might want a scarf unless you happen to have some palm branches… Print this blog if you can so that you… Continue reading Sunday, April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday
The 23rd Psalm – It Is Well, a song by Evie
tune It Is Well with My Soul (UMH 37) The Lord is my Shep-herd, nothing shall I want –in lush pastures green I lay down –by still waters led – O, my soul is restored!By my Shepherd in right paths I’m led.It is well (it is well) with my soul (with my soul),it is well,… Continue reading The 23rd Psalm – It Is Well, a song by Evie
Sunday, March 29, 2020 Sickness – Wait, Hope, Watch
Read Psalm 130, John 11:1-45 We are waiting and watching. To watch means we at least hope for, if not expect, something. Can you see the image of the front porch light that’s shining in the dark? My mother’s house, the house where I grew up, has an outdoor lamp at the end of the… Continue reading Sunday, March 29, 2020 Sickness – Wait, Hope, Watch
Sunday, March 22, 2020 Blind – the Darkest Valley
Blind – the Darkest Valley Read Lectionary Readings – Samuel 16,:1-13 Psalm 23, Ephesians 5: 8-14, John 9: -41 Another week of stress, uncertainty, fear of the unknown, waiting for a storm that lurks but doesn’t strike at once. We worry for loved ones, for our communities, nation, and the world. We want to get… Continue reading Sunday, March 22, 2020 Blind – the Darkest Valley
Sunday, March 15, 2020 Thirst – Living Water
Read John 4:1-42 The timing of the coronavirus spreading in the United States during Lent brings us an unexpected opportunity. In order to slow its spread, sports events and other large gatherings have been cancelled, schools and universities are going to online classes, libraries in some places are closed to the public, and even our… Continue reading Sunday, March 15, 2020 Thirst – Living Water