Tag: prayer
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Community Prayers – Prayer for the Ephesians
I found myself reading through the daily lectionary texts for today’s date and feeling drawn in by the Ephesians reading for today. The writer of Ephesians writes this prayer for the community in Ephesus, and it got me thinking about what community prayers I might have for our church. Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I…
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Chronic Pain, Care, & God
People are often surprised when I share that I live with chronic pain. I am often bubbly, energetic, and always moving. I’m also young, “too young” for the kind of chronic pain I’ve lived with for most of my life. But due to issues when I was young, a car accident, and extended use of…
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Memorial Garden – Prayer Surrounded by Creation
Several months ago, a member from the Worship & Music committee brought up the idea of a memorial garden at our church. The committee nodded together as we discussed our recent Wednesday night worship experiment. Maybe having a prayer space outside would be a great addition for our church. And so the idea of a…
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Dealing With the Creativity Block
I find a lot of joy in the creative aspects of my life. Whether it be sermon and blog writing, graphic design, ideas for ministry, or even knitting. As a result of the joyous creativity in my life there are often times I find myself stuck. That creativity block is the worst. For example, stuck…
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Stepping Back Into Ministry
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, September was not the month I expected it to be. As many of you already know, I’ve been on leave for the last few weeks to be with my father and family through his hospitalization and as we grieve his sudden…
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Come to the Garden to Pray
I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses, And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known. ~In the…
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Silence and Song – Festival of Homiletics 2018: Part 6
Start at part 1 of this series on experiences from the Festival of Homiletics 2018 here! When the second to last day of the Festival began with just the sermon of comfort I needed from Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Rev. Mariann Budde. Followed by a second worship with an incredibly moving sermon by Anthony Bailey around…
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Needed Reminders: Taking Care
“How are you taking care of yourself right now?” ~Pastor Megan Filer, all the time This is a phrase that, if you have spent much time with me at all, you have heard me say A LOT. How are you taking care of yourself? What are ways you might find rest? I just wrote a…