Dear Congregation,
Grace and peace to you! This Sunday we will worship outdoors in the peace of the Garden Chapel. We’ll celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion together. I pray that you will be present in person or join us as we live-stream on Facebook.
This is a three-day weekend, with the federal holiday marking The Rev. Dr. Martin King, Jr.’s birthday on Monday. I do hope you’ll take the time to remember and reflect on Dr. King’s life and work for racial justice and peace. He responded to God’s call with extraordinary courage, giving his life for a cause that still hasn’t been fully realized. Let what he and others accomplished inspire and encourage us to keep working until justice for all is a reality and racism is no more.
I share this poem/prayer with you and invite you to pray it often.
In Christ’s love,
Pastor Candy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEEK's Newsletter!Holy God, may we hear your voice
In the stillness of night, in clatter of day.
You call us, and we respond,
Here I am?
May we follow you and
May we love as you love.
Holy One, through trials and turbulence
Make us steady, your hands
Holding strong the fragile and weak
May we love as you love.
Gracious God, may the fruits of our lives
Be food for the hungry, bread,
Clothing, shelter, fire, water, Word.
May we love as you love.
God of justice, remove the barriers
Of our lives that keep us from
One another, barriers we construct
Based on skin color, religion, or gender.
May we hear, and follow, graciously.
May we love as you love.
Loving God, take this day our fears, our
Worries, distractions, and all.
Turn them into grace and mercy,
And following the example of Martin Luther King, Jr.
And all your Saints,
May we love as you love.
Amen.