By Rev. Mark Breese: “Then the line broke. At the time, I never wanted to fish again. It was too tragic of a sport. But in my memory of that day, my father seems to stand there as a pillar of faith.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Mark Breese: “Have you ever stood in a strong wind and leaned into it? You plant your feet, face the wind and then lean forward, let your center of gravity move out in front of your feet, and let the wind hold you up from falling forward.”
Continue reading →By Brent Rinehart: “Where is God in divorce, disease and death? Where is He when war rages? These are age-old questions humans have struggled with for centuries. . . Habakkuk wrote his prophecy at time when he and God’s people were asking the same questions.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Mark Breese: “Life also continues to happen for everyone. For some, that has been the biggest part of the challenge—how to manage the way life keeps happening …”
Continue reading →We lift up to you our hope and urgent plea—the very hope and plea of those we honor today—that violence and war may pass from the face of the earth and your divine justice and peace shall envelope all creation.
Continue reading →By Rev. Mark Breese: “O God of all the universe, let your healing fall upon us in all these many ways. Let your love that is the source the healing of mother earth, the healing our bodies and minds, and the healing of justice flow across your created world. “
Continue reading →By Rev. Mark Breese: “Let’s be honest: on the face of it, there is not much to recommend oatmeal. Personally, I can confidently say that oatmeal is among my least favorite things to eat. And yet, nearly every morning, I eat oatmeal. Go figure.”
Continue reading →By Sister Cynthia Serjak : “In the midst of our growing awareness that all life on Earth is connected, we ask for the heart to respect and cherish all life. That all peoples recognize that we are all your children, hear our prayer!”
Continue reading →By Rev. Mark Breese: The question is, “What will the future look like now that this has happened?” The reason this is so up front in my thoughts is because this pandemic has stripped away some of the glossy surface of what had been a long stretch of rosy economic news.”
Continue reading →By Rev. Helen Harper: “We do good works but sometimes we suffer for what we do, which just doesn’t seem right. So what keeps us from giving up and caring only for ourselves?”
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