Pastoral Prayer 8/23/2020

Pastoral Prayer August 23, 2020 RKL Gracious and loving God…accept our sincere thanks for the gift of life….For faith new and renewed….For all that you have given us in our birth….and for all that you give us in the richness of our unique earthly journeys.   We thank...

God Calls Abraham

Scripture Reading:  God Calls Abram Then the Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives and your father’s family. Go to the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous. And you will be a blessing to...

Transparency

Transparency  Text: John 3:19-21 (CJB) Scripture Reading:  19 “Now this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light. Why? Because their actions were wicked. 20 For everyone who does evil things hates the...

The Good News

The Good News 32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33 The...

I will live today with passion and hope.

I will live today with passion and hope. Text:  “With God on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.” Psalm 27:1 The            Message Bible Scripture Reading: Psalm 27 Reflection: I am sure you, like I, have been thinking a great deal about life and...

Lord, make me a channel of your peace.

Lord, make me a channel of your peace. Text:  “Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”   ~unknown Meditation:   Prayer of St. Francis of...

The Gift of Light

The Gift of Light  Text: Genesis 1:3-5 Scripture: 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there...

The power and Godly intent of words 

The power and Godly intent of words  Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up ]as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a...