ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 28, 2021Scripture: Hosea 11:3-4Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them. Thought for the Day: As children
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 27, 2021Scripture: Psalm 28:9O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever. Thought for the Day: Mariah preached a wonderful sermon on Psalm 23 this past Sunday, and there are other Psalms that speak of the Lord being like a shepherd. Here we have the wonderful image of God carrying us as a shepherd might carry a lost or injured
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 26, 2021A Prayer For India:An explosion of sufferingA virus – preying on the elderly and compromisedA healthcare system pushed to the edgeIt is a story we’ve heard before Lord GodIt is a story leaving many orphaned and aloneAs words of gratitude spill from our lips for vaccines and improved numbers around us, we do not forget those who hurt this day who grieve this day who
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 25, 2021Scripture: Romans 1:8-12First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. For God, whom I serve with my spirit by announcing the gospel of his Son, is my witness that without ceasing I remember you always in my prayers, asking that by God’s will I may somehow at last succeed in coming to you.
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 24, 2021Scripture: Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. Thought for the Day: Jesus was on a roll, and he called out folks for what appeared to be bad behavior. He even
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 23, 2021Scripture: Zechariah 7:10…do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. Thought for the Day: I opened a letter at the church yesterday that had come from Boys and Girls Country. It was a thank you letter for the church’s monthly gift. In the letter, the CEO wrote: Before our kids
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 22, 2021Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:14Clearly, the LORD owns the sky, the highest heavens, the earth, and everything in it. Thought for the Day: I’m currently keeping an eye on the garden as this is the first year I planted carrots, and their little tops should be making an appearance any day now. I have mixed results with my gardening, but I still love it. There is something
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 20, 2021Scripture: Psalm 25:4-5Make 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; for you I wait all day long. Thought for the Day: In Sunday’s sermon we heard the words from Romans 12, including Paul speaking of discerning the will of God. Later on Sunday, our Vice
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 19, 2021Prayer for the Week:Magnificent God, we ask for peace in a troubled land; for life in a barren land; for hope in a vain land. Whether we speak of a nation’s soul or an individual’s soul, there is a sacred imperative calling for revival and restoration. Let all those in need of a drink from the reservoir that is your Spirit, O Lord, take in