Join us today in the gravel parking lot for our Pop-up Market in conjunction with Roots for Refugees. We are encouraging participation in the market as an act of worship. Engage your family in conversation about refugees, generosity, and justice on your way to and from the market.
The Pop-up Market is open from 10-12 today. We hope to see you there! Invite friends, family, and neighbors!!
Scroll down for a morning liturgy to use as a family this morning!
A Morning Prayer for These Uncertain Times
Art: Ale De la Torre, Mexican illustrator
and graphic designer.
We are not people of fear:
We are people of courage.
We are not people who protect our own safety:
we are people who protect our neighbors’ safety.
We are not people of greed:
we are people of generosity.
We are your people God,
giving and loving,
wherever we are,
whatever it costs
For as long as it takes
wherever you call us.*
Amen.
*Words: Barbara Glasson, president
of the Methodist Conference, Britain.
Psalm 29:3-4
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord, over many waters.
The Voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
The Good News of Jesus
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
- Matthew 6:25-34
Generous Givers
Father, you sustain all things. You hold my household in the palm of your hand. Help me to trust in your power, and to lead my household in acts of hope today. Amen.
Jesus reminded us that all the earth is God’s when he said, “Freely you have received, so freely give.”
So let us pray:
Father, you are an abundant giver.
There is nothing that I have that you have not given me.
The way of your kingdom is the way of generosity.
Help me to honor you with my resources.
Free me from the deceit of riches.
Lead me on the path of generosity.
For your glory, Lord, for the abundance of my own life and for the sake of others.
AMEN.
Give Here
Thoughts…
Human beings have an incredible capacity to endure, so long as they keep hope alive.
For Christians, this means reminding ourselves that Jesus is renewing all things, and he calls us to participate. Now, more than ever, this can and should be true of the American church:
"...always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you
the reason for the hope you possess..." - 1 Peter 3:15
What has always been true is suddenly apparent: we live in a dark, dangerous and chaotic world and Jesus has called us to be the light in the darkness (Matthew 5:14).
How we respond to danger says so much to our neighbors about what we really believe. So let your house be a lighthouse, a place that signals safety, warmth, and the hope of home.
Light a candle in your window, as a symbol and a reminder of your hope. If your neighbors ask you, be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is within you.
Go Forth & Serve
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you
The Lord life up his countenance on you and give you His peace.
Now for ever. Amen.
PS. A Bedtime Liturgy For Our Children
Parent: Did God make you?
Child: Yes.
Parent: Does God love you?
Child: Yes.
Parent: Will God always protect you?
Child: Yes.
Parent: Even more than I can?
Child: Yes.
Parent: You’re right. Now rest in the peace that the one who made the stars knows your name, and will always love and care for you. Goodnight.