Jeremiah 17: 5-10 Blessed are those who trust in the LordLuke 6: 17-26 Beatitudes Jeremiah pronounces a curse on those who focus on the human, who trust in what we are able to do, who take their cues from personal desire. We are being called to re-evaluate how we are
Continue readingIsaiah 61: 1-11 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me As the national meeting of the United Church comes to an end and we prepare for another 3 years of living out our decisions, we find ourselves asking where is God leading us? This scripture from Isaiah invited us
Continue readingIsaiah 43: 1-21 I have called you by your name, you are mine. Do not remember the things of old for I am about to do something new. The United Church of Canada will be holding General Council 42 from Aug 8-15 in Corner Brook Newfoundland. This is our national
Continue readingGenesis 24: 1-4, 10-21Rebekah – when we first encounter Rebekah we are struck by her courage, her faith, her beauty, her kindness and her hospitality. She becomes Isaac’s wife and lands herself in a very dysfunctional family. By the end of Rebekah’s story, she is seen as deceitful and a
Continue readingGenesis 4: 1-16 Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Cain – bad boy number 1. Cain has the distinction of being the first murderer in the Bible. This story calls on us to explore the consequences of how Cain deals with rejection, and the assumptions that Cain makes from a place
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