by Crystal Harris | Mar 26, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “Do not be afraid…” Luke 1:30; Luke 2:10 Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 2:8-14 Reflection: Mary was perplexed…and the shepherds were terrified! Does this sound a bit familiar to the way we are feeling today? Perplexed and terrified? For Mary,...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 25, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Scripture: Psalm 145:18 Reflection (a Prayer): Living and loving God, in a week, in only 14 days, our state went from 0 COVID-19 cases to 1,791. Our world has changed, our futures have...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 24, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: 3 John 2-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Gaius Commended for His Hospitality 2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 3 I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 23, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 Scripture Reading: Psalm 118:1-9, 24 Reflection: Following our live-stream worship service on Sunday, and a Zoom meeting with members of the Executive Committee of...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 21, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: “I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come?” Scripture Reading: Psalm 121 Reflection: The one thing I keep telling myself these days is to remember to breathe. The whole world is in ‘flight mode’, running from the disaster that we cannot...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 20, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Text: Ephesians 4:1-6 International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Unity of the Body 4 I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. God chose you to be his people. I tell you now to live the way God’s people should live. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 19, 2020 | blog
Take My Yoke Upon You Text: 28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30 For...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 18, 2020 | blog
Scripture Reading: Psalm 113 Reflection: These are uncertain times right now! Day to day, and sometimes hour by hour, we are receiving new updates and bulletins about COVID-19 and its threat and impact upon our everyday life. Confusion…Stress…Anxiety…and Fear...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 17, 2020 | blog
Text: Then little children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them; but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these...
by Crystal Harris | Mar 16, 2020 | blog
God’s steadfast love endures forever! Scripture Reading: Psalm 136 Reflection: I knew I would hear it sooner or later! Someone wondered aloud if the current COVID-19 was something ordained by God as a punishment for humankind’s sin or lack of faithfulness! So...
