Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Friends, This is our last week reflecting on the Psalms of Lent, guided by Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell’s book, Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms. This has been a unique and enriching journey through Lent for me. In a season so filled with the familiar stories of Jesus’...

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Friends, In her book Pause, Spending Lent with the Psalms, Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell writes, “Psalm 118 was used in liturgical processions into the temple in ancient Jerusalem, and Christians regularly hear this psalm read on Palm Sunday. (It) is the most quoted psalm in...

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Friends, In her book, Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms, Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell writes: “Waiting is hard for me. I absolutely hate to waste time. I hate standing in lines. I’m an impatient waiter. Or maybe I’m just impatient in general.” Psalm 130 speaks of...

March 6, 2024

Friends, We are almost halfway through the Season of Lent – Thursday, March 7, is Day 20 of 40. It seemed that the Lenten Season started early this year. And now it seems that the season of Spring has also started early! The trees and bushes at the church are blooming...

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Friends, This past Sunday we reflected on Psalm 27, focusing on the verses in the middle of the psalm:                    “Come,” my heart says, “seek the Lord’s face!”                    Your face, Lord, do I seek.                    Do not hide your face from me. We...

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Friends,We began our Lenten season today at noon with our Ash Wednesday service. We reflected on the psalmist’s petition to God for ‘a clean heart.’ We received ashes on our forehead to remind us of our mortality and our utter reliance on God. And we reflected on the...