Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Prayer for the Week (June 18-June 24, 2023)
Let us pray to God so that we be to everyone the sign of his healing love: Lord God, source of all love you showed you have made yourself our God and have bound us closely to yourself in a lasting covenant of life and love. Mold us into a people set free by Jesus […]
Sunday Reflection (June 18, 2023)
On the way to crucifixion, Jesus said: “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” In Romans Paul relates that we find forgiveness in a crucified Messiah who reconciles us to God and yes one another (Romans 5:6-11). The cross reveals that God’s character is not violence; rather, it reveals a way to end […]
Sunday Reflection (June 11, 2023)
In this week’s Scripture Reading (Matthew 9:9-13) a carpenter who was also the son of a carpenter gives an imperative, a command. Interestingly, Jesus did not say, “Accept me as your personal Lord and Savior,” but “Follow me!” This entails much more than the heart; it is the heart and soul and giving it our […]
Prayer for the Week (June 11-June 17, 2023)
Let us pray that our faith and love be deep and authentic: God of love and mercy, to our surprise your Son Jesus said to wavering, erring people, “Come, follow me.” May we realize that it was to us he spoke. Give us the courage to give up our pride and reliance on our own […]
Sunday Reflection (June 4, 2023)
This Sunday we celebrated the mystery of Trinity. God has not left us without a spiritual witness that leads us to God: Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. To listen to the Spirit is to listen to the Son and to listen to the Son is to listen to the Father. In the first three […]
