by Crystal Harris | Mar 30, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Today’s trouble is enough for today. Text: “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:25-34 Reflection: I was talking with one of our church members this week about...
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 | Jan 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text: Mark 1:1-10 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: John Prepares for Jesus 1 This is the beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God,[a] 2 as the prophet Isaiah wrote: “I will...
