Let us pray that the Father send us the Holy Spirit: God our Father, may the Holy Spirit surprise us with his fire and vigor. May the Holy Spirit renew our days, love, and lives. May the Holy Spirit bring us tenderness and joy as well as openness to one another and the courage to […]
Let us pray that the Spirit of the risen Lord guide us: God our Father, our risen Lord Jesus Christ lives now in your presence. When we keep looking for him in the clouds, help us turn to the task he has given us to do here on earth. May we learn to recognize his […]
Ephesians, one of the later letters of the New Testament, reveals that the early Church had come to terms with the “no quick return” of the Messiah (Ephesians 1:15-23). The Church had been “left behind.” This is not necessarily a bad thing because the Church has been “left behind” to make a difference for the […]
There is one thing for certain that we learn from the life of Paul and the life of Christ: Doing good will not always win people over, you may be stoned or crucified (Acts 14:7-28). Their lives tell us that in spite of resistance we are called to bring blessing to our community and to […]
Let us pray that we practice in our lives the faith we profess: Ever living God help us to celebrate our joy in the resurrection of the Lord, and to express in our lives, the love we celebrate. Grant this through our Christ our Lord. Amen. (Sunday Missals)
Let us pray that our love draw its strength from God’s own love: God, loving Father, you revealed to us the depth of your love in Jesus Christ. Although our love remains brittle and fickle and falls short, may we love one another the way Christ has loved us. Give us a bit of your […]
Last month we hosted the Holy Week Services for the Galax Area Minister’s Association. I do thank all who worked to prepare our fellowship hall for the Holy Week Services. We were blessed by the food, singers and speakers of West Galax UMC, First Baptist of Galax, Cornerstone, Hillcrest Baptist, Riverhill Baptist, and the Church […]
