If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.- John 8:31-32 Dear Friends,This week’s Hump Day Message comes from Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, originally published on Monday, April 19, 2021:**********A Meditation for the Third Week […]
Know that the LORD does wonders for the faithful; when I call upon the LORD, he will hear me.– Psalm 4:3 Dear Friends, Happy Eastertide! As we continue into the Easter season, we are reminded through our readings of the long-term benefits we receive from the events we observed during Holy Week. The Lord has […]
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1:7 Dear Friends, The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! Doesn’t it make you feel […]
Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation say for ever, “Great is the Lord!”- Psalm 70:4 Dear Friends, Holy Week is here! While we journey through a very emotional week, we will experience the horrendous ending with the wonderous! This past Palm Sunday we celebrated Jesus’ arrival […]
My Lord, what a morning, My Lord what a morning, O my Lord, what a morning, When the stars begin to fall.You’ll hear the sinner mourn, To wake the nations underground,Looking to my God’s right hand, When the stars begin to fall.– My Lord, What A Morning, LEVAS 13 Dear Friends, What a morning, indeed. How relevant […]
“Faithful God, in the wonder of your wisdom and love, you fed your people in the wilderness with the bread of angels and you sent Jesus to be the bread of life. Though we cannot consume these gifts of bread and wine together, we thank you that we have received Christ’s presence, the forgiveness of […]
My friends, if you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, you won’t treat some people better than others…You will do all right if you obey the most important law in the Scriptures. It … commands us to love others as much as we love ourselves. But if you treat some people better than […]
“The thought of my affliction and homelessnessis wormwood and gall!My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me.But this I call to mind,and therefore I have hope:The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning:great is your faithfulness.“The Lord is my portion,” says my […]
“Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” –Matthew 22:37-40 (CSB) Dear Friends, Who are our neighbors? Those who live near us? […]
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. – Isaiah 40:8 (ESV) Dear Friends, The signs of Autumn are all around with the air becoming a little cooler, schools back session and the leaves turning colors and falling to the ground; But this year things are not the same […]