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Community: It's Essential

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Psalm 133 1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers and sisters dwell in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. One of the spiritual disciplines I practice is to copy the Scriptures into my own journal. This morning, the portion of the Bible slated for today was Psalm 133. God’s sense of timing (and maybe a little irony) was not lost on me. As we are responsibly experiencing “social distancing” (which, admit it – you’d never even heard of until about 2 weeks ago) what has become alarmingly apparent is our inherent need for community. God wired it into us. Now, I do know that some of us need a little less community than others. My husband is a “people person” and thrives on conversation and interaction with others. I, on the oth
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Light in the Darkness

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We have all shifted our lives from our workspaces to working from home. For some, working from home is nothing new. I do it on occasion, but not very often, because concentration is more of a challenge when I’m home. But, here we are and we’re all learning new things. As I sat at in my home office, working on the Bible Study for Adult Sunday School, I glanced down at my Bible and was rather shocked to see this sight. I rarely notice such things, but there was a “sword” of sun light that demanded I take notice. I don’t have any windows in my office at church (and don’t feel sorry for me. I like it that way), but here at home, my office is filled with sunlight. I was quite taken with the view, so much so, I had to have a picture, which I share with you here. 2 Samuel 22:1-3a, 26-31 1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and
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Give Thanks in All Circumstances

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1 Chronicles 16:8-12 8 Oh give thanks to the Lord ; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! 9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wondrous works! 10 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! 11 Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually! 12 Remember the wondrous works that He has done, His miracles and the judgments He uttered! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances ; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Sunday morning, I watched as The Church took over the internet. Social media abounded with churches who were sharing their worship experiences and we responded by watching. I saw one person say she was going to “binge watch” sermons all day long. Made me smile. A couple of the members of our congregation are calling our elderly members who don’t use computer, have access to the internet, or pr
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