Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Sunday Reflection (April 20, 2025)
Easter Sunday Reflection upon Isaiah 25:6-9 / Luke 24:1-12 / 1 Corinthians 15 Paul exhorts us to live a compassionate life based not on fear and judgment but on the hope of resurrection. Living in such a manner can empower the world with a glimpse of the quality of resurrection life. Jesus’s teaching and life displayed what’s ultimately […]
Prayer for the Week (April 20-April 26, 2025)
Let us pray to our God of mercy who fills our lives with love and joy: God, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. From the waters of death, you raise us with him and renew your gift of life within us. […]
Prayer for the Week (April 13-April 19, 2025)
Let us pray that we follow Jesus on his road of service: God our Father, in Jesus your Son, you have shown us that the road that leads to victory is the way of loving service and willingness to pay the price of sacrifice for faithful, unswerving love. Give us the mentality and attitude of […]
Sunday Reflection (April 6, 2025)
Sunday Reflection upon Philippians 3:4-14 We share in the sufferings of Christ not by enduring pain in a harmful relationship but by making the noble choice to suffer while striving to do good, just as Christ did. Soren Kierkegaard beautifully expressed this, ‘We suffer in likeness with Christ when we endure ill-treatment from others because […]
Prayer for the Week (April 6-April 12, 2025)
Let us ask our Father that we imitate his mercy: God of life, Jesus, your Son reveals to us that love is stronger than death, and you wish the sinner to live and to become new. May we no longer live in the past of sin but make us free for life and love. Give […]
