Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Sunday Reflection (February 25, 2024)
Jesus the Messiah was not about the imposition of political authority through force of arms, rather the Messiah triumphed through suffering love and the forgiveness of sins, through “bearing the cross” (8:34). The cross is evidence that the world hates the good, the loving, the kind, and the just. God came to us in Jesus […]
Prayer for the Week (February 25, 2024-March 2, 2024)
Let us pray that by growing in love and compassion we bring the peace of Christ to the world: God our Father, your Word, Jesus Christ, spoke peace to a sinful world, and brought humankind the gift of reconciliation by the suffering and death he endured. Teach us to follow the example he gave us […]
Sunday Reflection (February 18, 2024)
Jesus kept God’s covenant and decrees perfectly and enacted loving kindness toward others (Mark 1:12-15). How does he respond to us who flounder? Is Jesus like us when we have done something right, and we expect others to do it too perfectly? Peter tells us otherwise: The innocent sufferings of Christ lead the unrighteous to […]
Prayer for the Week (February 18, 2024-February 24, 2024)
Let us pray during this Lenten Season that we turn fully to God and people: God of the covenant of love, you invite us to follow your Son. As the Holy Spirit led him to the desert, may he open our eyes to see the wastelands of evil that we have created in our world. […]
