This morning Tom and I attended “Good Friday” worship service at our church. But what exactly is “good” about this day? As Reverend Cathy led us through the violent and painful story of Jesus’ arrest, interrogation and crucifixion. Singing t he hymn “Were you there?” and hearing current readings helped us make made the connections…
Image by congerdesign from Pixabay February brings thoughts of Valentine’s Day and love. The Bible compares love to a rope, strongest and healthiest with three strands. Jesus identified those three strands as love for God, love for one another and love for one’s self. Each person makes their own choice about love of God. Let’s consider the other…
Merry Christmas everyone. I offer this greeting because I am writing this on Christmas morning. Today my heart is focused on the fact, and I declare it is a fact, that God loves us. As we celebrate Jesus’ birthday, and believe that he was God’s child, and God with us, we can know that each…
Regardless of which faith we practice or don’t practice, this Christmas let’s wrap our Christmas or Hanukkah or Bodhi Day or Tulsi Pujan Diwas or… celebrations in PRAYER. The Christian Advent season has begun. It’s our time to prepare for Christmas, to renew our joy and commitment to our faith, to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Some…
Thanksgiving is coming. In Canada, we connect our Thanksgiving celebrations to the big family feast. That’s good fun, but for me, the best part is being surrounded by people I love: family and friends. Over the years, loving people have brought God’s love to me in abundance. I am grateful. We human beings need that…
Background The first bit is background. I don’t know all about all of you my readers. Just in case there is someone out there who has little or no experience with Communion in the Christian faith, I have included a little bit of background about the ritual called, “The Sacrament of Communion”. My Easter experience…
This morning I looked back over the comments about my last few posts and want to say thank you for taking the time to write to me. Your comments are valuable. It always feels good to know I have readers who are enjoying and/or learning from what I write. I always learned a great deal…
On Valentines Day some of us send flowers or cards to our loved ones, most often our spouse. We use this special day to say and do things we think about but seldom actually do. I just finished reading the “Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” by Rachel Joyce. This book declares that heartfelt communication is…