Hope as a Light in the Face of Darkness

Hope as a Light in the Face of Darkness

Longing for peace, our world is troubled. Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has pow’r to save us. Make us your living voice. Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your church gathered...
Advent, Christmas and the Waylaying Love of God

Advent, Christmas and the Waylaying Love of God

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live; the life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” ~Galatians 2:20 Remember the good old days when the Christmas season began after Halloween? How long until...
Silent Prayers with Pastor Sarah

Silent Prayers with Pastor Sarah

I’m still processing much of what I learned/experienced/heard during my ten days away, but what affected me most was the rhythm of worship and the quiet. So much of life is stolen away by the noise. We keep ourselves so busy and scheduled; we allow our minds to become...
All The Saints

All The Saints

Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine, we feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia!— From the hymn “For All the Saints” ELW 422 v.3 For the last ten years or so I have become interested in my genealogy. Over...
Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live; the life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” ~Galatians 2:20 I’m writing to say thank you for a recent experience of renewal. The “Here We Still Stand...
Today I Am Thankful

Today I Am Thankful

“Sing to the Lord of harvest your songs of love and praise; with joyful hearts and voices your alleluias raise; by him the rolling seasons in fruitful order move; sing to the Lord of harvest, a joyous song of love.”—ELW 694 The air on my morning walks has been getting...