God, spark of life and liberty within all who care, hold the mothers of the world, and the children of their hearts, in your arms, sharing their joys and soothing their sorrows, igniting their hope, kindling their creativity, and gracing their lives with hope. May we be your arms. Amen. Rudyard Kipling once quipped, “God…
This Thursday the church celebrates the Ascension of Jesus. It’s an important day and an important thing – that Jesus went back to Heaven. Since Easter, he’s been walking around with his disciples in his resurrected body – teaching them more about who he is and his relationship to his Father…our heavenly Father; and encouraging them as to what to do in…
They say that at least once a year on a Sunday morning, pastors ought to preach a funeral sermon. The thinking is that throughout any given year, you all will know someone who’s died who may not have had a funeral or memorial service, or maybe you weren’t able to make it to a service…