by Crystal Harris | Apr 23, 2020 | blog
Look to nature, to the many birds, knowing that God cares for them and also for you. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 22, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13, NRSV adapted). Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:4-13 Reflection: I was out in our front garden the other morning and noticed the beautiful daffodils blooming with their brilliant yellow...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 21, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Small Talk at 2 am “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 20, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Easter is a message of hope for us everyday! Text: “Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread” (Luke 24:35 NRSV). Scripture Reading: Luke 24:13-35 Reflection: Today I would like to share a poem...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 18, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
“God, give me the insight to understand that to live in the Spirit is to be a part of all that is.” ~ Joan Chittister Text: “I have given them the glory you gave me that they may be one, as we are one – I in them, you in me – that they may be made...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 17, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “O God, do not keep silent, be not quiet, O God, be not still.” –Psalm 83:1 As I write this from my kitchen table I watch the snow fall, silently, steadily, and I would say beautifully but it is mid-April and now I just find it rude. At this moment of early...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 16, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. Text: 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 The Message (MSG) 12 We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 15, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Wednesday Letter to the Congregation RKL, April 15, 2020 Dear Friends: Greetings! I hope you are all doing well and staying SAFE! I want to share a few thoughts with you today. First, with the recent news of the extended “Stay at Home” order, we will be continuing...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 14, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
End is not yet here; possibility Text: So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. – Mark 16:8 (NRSV) “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee,...
by Crystal Harris | Apr 13, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Scripture Reading: Luke 6:27-31 NRSV Reflection: In the Greek, there are three primary words for love. There is “eran” love, which describes passionate love. There is “philein” love, which describes the kind...
