Jesus Loves Me!                                        ELW #595 1    Jesus loves me! this I know,       for the Bible tells me so;       little ones to him belong,       they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain       Yes, Jesus loves me,       yes, Jesus loves me,       yes, Jesus loves me,       the Bible tells me so. 2    Jesus loves me! he who died       heaven’s gates to open wide;       he will wash away my sin,       let his little child come in.  Refrain 3    Jesus loves me! he will stay       close beside me all the way;       when at […]

Give thanks that we can trust completely God’s promises, love and forgiveness, especially when we feel unlovable, unfaithful or uncertain. On Eagle’s Wings                                        ELW #787 And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings,bear you on the breath of dawn,make you to shine like the sun,and hold you in the palm of his hand. Text: Michael Joncas, b. 1957 Text © 1979 OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense A736006

During the Season of Lent, the Holy Spirit drives us too, like Jesus, to enter the desert. It is not, as we have seen, a physical place, but rather an existential dimension in which to be silent and listen to the word of God… Do not be afraid.” Pope Francis Lenten Bible Study Places of the Passion Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Via ZoomJoin us as we make our Lenten journey

Pray that throughout Lent we will reflect on our faith, lives and endeavors with honesty and humility while trusting in God’s grace to restore our spirit and to reassure us that we will always be disciples of Christ and loved children of God.                          Prayer Ventures, Living Lutheran, February 24, 2021

Let our prayers and yearnings echo those of the psalmist who wrote, “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation.” Important Updates…..Zoom Lenten Bible Study with Resurrection Episcopal ChurchPlaces of the PassionWednesday evenings starting February 24, 2021   7:30pmContact Teresa or Pastor to make sure you’re on the Zoom link Congregational MeetingFollowing worship outsideThis Sunday, February 28, 2021

“In our Lenten journey towards Easter, let us remember the One who humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8). During this season of conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the “living water” of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ.” Pope Francis

Ask the Spirit to teach us humility and to remind us that God made us to care for one another, love one another, be generous with what we have and participate in God’s good, reconciling work in the world.                                                             Prayer Ventures, Living Lutheran, February 18, 2021

Someone tracing the sign of the cross on our forehead with ash speaks to our need for physical reassurance that God has done something special and mysterious in the world through the life, suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Speak to God about what this smudge of ash—the cross—means to you and says to people who notice it on your forehead.