Prayer for the Week (March 19, 2023-March 25, 2023)

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Let us pray for the light of faith:  Father of light, you close the eyes of those who think they see because they rely on their own insights. Yet, through the Holy Spirit may your Son open the eyes of those eager for your light. May Jesus, the light of the world, heal us, give us faith and understanding, and restore our sight so that we see the way that leads to you and to other people.
Amen.

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Devotion March 15, 2023

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Devotion March 14, 2023

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Prayer for the Week (March 12, 2023-March 18, 2023)

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Let us pray to God our Father that Jesus be the source of our life:  Creative and forgiving Father you let people experience your mercy when they encounter your Son, Jesus Christ.
Attune us to his voice speaking your Word of forgiveness and love. Dispose us to follow his example as the Holy Spirit forms Christ within us and among us.  Amen.

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Sunday Reflection (March 12, 2023)

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The question of the proper place to worship is still with us: Is it this Church? that Church? this faith? that faith? this location? that location? Perhaps a more relevant question for us might be this: What is the correct musical form to worship God? Traditional? Contemporary? Bluegrass? Old timey Gospel hymns?

In a debate/dialogue with a Samaritan woman, Jesus notes that the correct place/temple to worship is not important (John 4:5-26). What is important is that we worship “in spirit and in truth. According to John’s Gospel (1:17) “grace and truth” came to us in Jesus Christ. May we live lives of truth in that we refuse to allow the prejudices and hatreds of our culture, families, community, and nation to determine how we see and treat others. Jesus and the Samaritan woman reveal that truth. May our words and actions be shaped by the spirit of grace and truth in our words and actions.

Devotion March 8, 2023

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Devotion March 7, 2023

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Sunday Reflection (March 5, 2023)

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Like Father Abraham, we are all on an unknown journey that begins with faith and trust in God (Genesis 12:1-4) (Romans 4:1-3; 13-18). This faith of Abraham is a model for all who have faith in God, and the three Great Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) trace their faith to the faith of Abraham in the one God.
We do not have complete certainty about the details of our journeys, but we have faith that God is with us, and that through the Holy Spirit, God is creating us anew unto the image of Christ wherever we are on our spiritual journey in life.  May we look to the future and respond accordingly: With faith and trust in God!

Prayer for the Week (March 5, 2023-March 11, 2023)

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Let us pray that God move our hearts and wills to follow Christ: Loving God, we thank you for all who walk by faith. There is always spiritual light for those who wish to see.  As we pause and revere you, stabilize our faith and give us strength.  Amen.

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Devotion March 1, 2023

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