Eighteen. Just finished high school. A time when a pretty young girl’s head is embroidered with visions of sugar plums, thoughts of an endless future, a lacy wedding dress, a fine young husband, and a wee house with a white picket fence. And later, the pitter patter of little feet
Continue readingJeremiah 1:4-10; 7:1-11 . Jeremiah’s Call and Commission The children and youth of Robertson-Wesley will be leading the service today. Today is Children’s Day and so we celebrate by listening to the words of our children. So often the prophets and the chosen messengers of God were called at a
Continue readingMicah 5:2-4; 6:6-8 . What God Requires We are called to remember. The prophet Micah proclaims that all that God requires of us, is to seek justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. As we remember those who fought for our freedom, as we remember the gift that Jesus
Continue reading2 Kings 5:1-14 The Healing of Naaman Photo by Rev. Karen Bridges. We often make life harder than it needs to be. We yearn for drama and excitement. But sometimes restoration and healing comes in the quiet acts of kindness and simplicity. Life is hard enough without our complicating it
Continue reading1 Kings 3: 5-12 Solomon Solomon is a newly crowned king, glorious and triumphant! However, we find him in the night, vulnerable and humble before God, asking for “a discerning heart” instead of riches or power. In facing and naming his deepest need, Solomon gains his true power in God’s
Continue readingPhoto by Jim Triscott. 2 Samuel 12: 1-9 David and Nathan It is time to offer our true selves to God, to be honest about who we are and what we have done or left undone. We lament, we ask for compassion, we ask for healing and we offer ourselves
Continue readingPhoto by Jim Triscott. Joshua 24: 1-15 . Joshua Renews the Covenant After the Israelite people enter into the Land of Promise, Joshua who has been leading and protecting them calls on them to make an important decision concerning where their allegiance lies and who they are now that they
Continue readingPhoto by Jim Triscott.Exodus 19:3-7; 20: 1-17 . Covenant and Commandments Through Moses we hear directly from God. According to Walter Brueggemann, the commandments could be seen as “a proclamation in God’s own mouth of who God is and how God shall be ‘practiced’ by this community of liberated slaves.”
Continue readingPhoto by Albert deVos in New York City, 44 St and 4th Ave.The words are the theme for Stewardship this program year. Exodus 14:10-14, 21-29 . Rescue at the Sea The Israelites cried out to God, “What have you done to us?” Someone once asked me if I truly believed
Continue readingGenesis 39: 1-23 . Joseph in Prison With God by our side, we can find the strength to keep our promises and to live with integrity and honour. It is clear in the scripture that God is with Joseph and because of this Joseph is given opportunities and responsibility. Joseph
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