For Palm Sunday

Loving Lord God,   We welcome you this coronation week, for you are the Lord, The Maker of Heaven and earth, the Lord enthroned above the heavens, approaching our world to reclaim it and us as your co-regents, hand-crafted, in-breathed, then regally commissioned! We welcome you, our only Loving Lord, strong and mighty,   Laying …

Fight Pandemic with Pandemic

As we all know, the word “pandemic” has become synonymous with terms like “plague, scourge, and disease” and therefore conjures up a sense of dire threat.  But “pandemic” is actually an adjective that qualifies something else as “widespread, prevalent, pervasive, universal, global.”  “Pan” means “all,” and “Demos,” means “people.”  When something is pandemic it extends …

For the Second Sunday in Lent

Loving Lord,   You have invited us to come to you and follow you, And so, we assemble today in worship, coming into Your presence.   You have invited us to put ourselves aside, to forget Self and draw near to the Source and Center of all in Your presence.   You have invited us …

Contributing to Dream-Come-True

Three years ago I wrote what appears below, with just minor adjustments given our present circumstances.  Instead of an inauguration three years ago, our nation will witness an impeachment trial in coming days.  Although there seems to be little mystery about the outcome of that trial, will faithful followers of Jesus choose to be agents …