Yesterday, I officiated at a Memorial Service for a woman I had never met. Following the service, there was a reception for the friends of the woman, who had no biological family present to celebrate her life, or to mourn her passing. The woman had been supported, for at least 45 years of her life, by an organization that works to meet the needs of people who are impacted by a variety ...
Continue Reading → Share“Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” (Mark 10:14)
Jesus was teaching in the land of Judea, beyond the Jordan River. Large crowds had followed him there from Galilee. Some Pharisees had approached Jesus, trying to trick him with difficult questions. Clearly, their hearts and minds weren’t open to the message that Jesus had come to share. After Jesus had answered the Pharisee’s ...
Continue Reading → Share“We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star…O star of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light…”
So goes the first verse and chorus of the familiar carol, “We Three Kings of Orient Are.” We sing this carol in church, sometimes at Christmas, but mostly on the Sunday closest to January 6th. The carol ...
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