Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Sunday Reflection (January 26, 2025)
Sunday Reflection upon 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 The early Church from which we spiritually descended was uniform in its belief that Jesus Christ was the crucified Messiah who rose from the dead. The Holy Spirit forms each person as a unique part of any congregation. Diverse, different people, united by One Spirit, create a congregation of […]
Prayer for the Week (January 26-February 1, 2025)
Let us pray for unity and peace: All-powerful and ever-living God, direct your love within us and among us to bring unity and peace to the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord who eternally dwells with you and the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever. Amen. […]
Prayer for the Week (January 19-January 25, 2025)
Prayer for the Week Let us pray that with Jesus as beloved sons and daughters of God: God our Father, with your whole people reborn in baptism we give you thanks. In Jesus, each of us has become your beloved son or daughter. Fill us with the fire of the Holy Spirit who guided Jesus […]
Sunday Reflection (January 12, 2025)
Sunday Reflection upon Isiah 59:1-15 & 62:1-5 Through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, God continually renews us in His divine image. While a long-term project, this ongoing renewal is a source of comfort and security in our faith. No matter our past or present, God can always create something beautiful in our lives. This […]
Prayer for the Week (January 12-January 18, 2025)
Let us pray for the gift of peace: Almighty and ever-present Father, your watchful care reaches from end to end and orders all things in such power that even the tensions and tragedies of sin cannot frustrate your loving plans. Through the Holy Spirit, lead us to embrace your will and give us the strength […]
Sunday Reflection (December 29, 2024)
Sunday Reflection upon John 1:1-18 What if God were one of us? God was in Jesus Christ. The Old Testament ambivalence about a God of violence has come to a definitive end with God’s revelation in Jesus Christ. We can no longer project our violent nature upon God. God has shown us differently in Jesus […]
