We celebrate the second Sunday of Advent and raise the flag of Peace. Pastor Elisabeth reflects on John the Baptist receiving the Word of God in the wilderness, and notes that the Word does not come to the powerful and that grace arises from below. As we distress over issues of the world, she reminds…
Pastor Elizabeth begins noting that Mary was the most unlikely person in the Roman Empire through whom God would act magnificently. She quotes Howard Zinn, who writes that the history of humanity includes people acting terribly, but more often is the story of people acting magnificently in the face of difficulties. She concludes, “This season…
This week we present here most of a powerful service with extraordinary music the Sunday after the election.. We honor veteran’s contributions, hear a social justice interpretation of the widow’s small contribution which Jesus asks his disciples to pay attention to. Once again Jesus takes the side of the oppressed.. We also reflect on a…
This Pride Sunday we celebrate God’s love for all as symbolized in the rainbow shown to Noah. This year we have are honored to have a section of the AIDS Quilt recognizing the suffering of so many. In spite of repeatedly having our pride flag torn down, we will continue to proclaim that all are…
We honor those who have gone before and reflect on how the Great Commandment relates to the upcoming election. “Don’t let your generous hearts be co-opted by what is happening in the world,” says Pastor Elisabeth.
“Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is the word of God. If I spent enough tie with the tiniest creature–even a caterpillar–I would never have to prepare a sermon, so full of God is every creature” Meister Eckhart (1260-1329)
We celebrate World-Wide Communion Day. Pastor Elisabeth describes communion as key to sustaining us in difficult times. It is a way of giving thanks, of remembering those in the past, of emphasizing we are all part of the body of Christ, and of proclaiming the realm of God’s love in the past, present, and future.
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Pastor Elisabeth reflects on the women healed on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-17). She waited in the synagogue unnoticed for years. Jesus saw her and filled this peculiar bent over women with God’s love and she rose. God’s hands are upon us as well as we rise up to show God’s love.
Pastor Elisabeth updates the congregation on church development related to our our search process, and then guides us to a deeper understanding of prayer in our lives. She is inspired by Mary Oliver’s line “Prayer is a doorway to thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak” She assert as did Paul, that…