Posts from June 2022
The Gift of Trinity
June 16, 2022 Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, a day where we draw close to the mystery of God who is three-in-one and one-in-three. Last Sunday, we also heard a sermon that from three voices of leaders across our synod – three voices, three perspectives, one sermon, one gospel in Christ. What a gift to be created in the image of a God who is diverse and yet is one.…
Come, Holy Spirit
June 9, 2022 The energy of the church is the Holy Spirit.Sometimes we forget this. We look to the church’s leaders, to our pastors, to our bishops, to our young adults, to our youth, to our resources all in search of energy that will move us, enliven us, wake us up, get us going, sustain us. We look to everyone and everything before we remember that the Holy Spirit…
The Spirit Intercedes
June 2, 2022 It has been a heavy week. I am still sad and tired and angry and grieving over the loss of life in Uvalde and in the 20 mass shootings in our country since (https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/mass-shooting), not to mention cancer diagnoses, major surgeries, and the personal griefs and cares of the members of our congregation. I’ve spent the last week…