October 21, 2009
‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Matthew 22:36-38
Hibernation season is here. While we humans don’t technically sleep through winter, (and I bet that many of us would love to) we do have our own way of withdrawing from the world. The initial chill of autumn sends most of us outdoors to carve pumpkins and watch falling leaves, but eventually we are pulled back toward warm fireplaces and conversation. This transitional season draws us into greater contact with each other as we are closed in together for the winter. And we get to spend more time face to face with the things that really matter.
The most important things in our lives will have a heartbeat. They will be the kind that can give and receive love. Whether your family is large, small, furry or feathered you probably already know this truth; that the relationships we nurture will in turn sustain us.
This season gives us some wonderful opportunities to practice this principle. Halloween, my personal favorite, is just around the corner. I am looking forward with embarrassing enthusiasm to dressing my kids in costumes and taking them trick-or-treating. Thanksgiving and Christmas are holidays that are difficult to truly celebrate alone. They beg for company and connection. That’s the nature of holiday – meaning holy day – to draw us toward what is important. To celebrate the love of God and the love of other people.
As we move into this new season, I pray that our activities and our schedules will be true reflections of what is most important to us. That we will demonstrate by our calendars the things that we really love. That we will embrace what really matters in our lives as we feel the heartbeat of the season.
Blessings,
Nancy
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sermon Series: Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Faith and Science - Part 2
The movie Angels and Demons tells the story of a centuries-old feud over the conflict between religion and science.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Sermon Series: Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Faith and Science - Part 1
The movie Angels and Demons tells the story of a centuries-old feud over the conflict between religion and science.
Does it have to be this way? Do faith and science have to be at odds? Join us for sermon series that explores these questions and offers some answers that will help bridge the gap.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
A Time to Waste Title: Who Are You Calling Lost?
Title: Who Are You Calling Lost? The Parables of the Lost Coin and Lost Sheep
Sunday, May 10, 2009
A Mother's Day Celebration
Sunday, May 3, 2009
We Love Because God First Loved Us
John 4: 13-19
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Three Simple Steps: Do Good
The River United Methodist Church
April 26, 2009
Series: Three Simple Steps
Title: Do Good
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