by gardenspres | Mar 17, 2020
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus. The promises of Christ that “God-is-with-us,” are especially relevant and powerful now. We are loved by a God who is present with us, who won’t abandon us, and who is faithful in working out...
by gardenspres | Mar 5, 2020
These are anxious times: viruses; elections; wars; financial ups and downs. I am grateful for the conversations I have had with many of you these past few weeks as you have shared your fears, concerns, worries, and anxieties, but also your faith, hopes, strength,...
by gardenspres | Nov 26, 2019
To paraphrase James Finley, God may not protect us from everything, but God sustains us through everything. As the season for intentionally giving thanks is upon us, take a moment to reflect upon your year. Perhaps (most likely) you have not been protected from...
by gardenspres | Sep 25, 2019
During my time of morning prayer I read the following quotation from Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation (Sunday, September 22, 2019) emailed through the Center for Action and Contemplation. In this meditation Fr. Rohr is reflecting on suffering. In the following...
by gardenspres | Sep 23, 2019
Luke 7:1,7-14 “Go and sit in the least important place….” Jesus was speaking to men gathered at a first century Palestinian dinner party. (Due to cultural circumstances only men would have been invited as guests to the party. If there were women present, they would...
by gardenspres | Sep 4, 2019
Friends, we are fortunate that the worst of Hurricane Dorian evaded our area. We lift up prayers of gratitude to God that our homes, family, community, and church were spared from receiving any damage. In many ways, given the forecast of the previous week, it seems...
