Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Today’s trouble is enough for today. Text:  “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.  Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Scripture Reading:  Matthew 5:25-34 Reflection: I was talking with one of our church members this week about...

I am never desolate; God is with me and in me

Text:  “I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you…In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you…”These things I have spoken to you, while I am still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father...

Nothing will be impossible with God

Text:  “Do not be afraid…” Luke 1:30; Luke 2:10  Scripture Reading:  Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 2:8-14 Reflection:    Mary was perplexed…and the shepherds were terrified!  Does this sound a bit familiar to the way we are feeling today?  Perplexed and terrified?   For Mary,...

Gaius Commended for His Hospitality

Text: 3 John 2-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Gaius Commended for His Hospitality 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 3 I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and...

Breathe in Life; Exhale Love

Text:  “I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come?” Scripture Reading:  Psalm 121 Reflection: The one thing I keep telling myself these days is to remember to breathe. The whole world is in ‘flight mode’, running from the disaster that we cannot...

The Unity of the Body

Text:  Ephesians 4:1-6 International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Unity of the Body 4 I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. God chose you to be his people. I tell you now to live the way God’s people should live. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and...

Take My Yoke Upon You

Take My Yoke Upon You Text:  28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30 For...