Sunday Reflection (February 4, 2024)
/in From the Pastor/by Diane PalumboThe love and compassion of God drove Paul to engage others “where they were.” Does God’s love and compassion drive you to engage others where they are? Not where we think they should be, but where they are. Do we only engage others when they see things our way or behave more like us? Do we engage others only when they speak English fluently? God forbid that we even learn some rudimentary Spanish!
Being flexible on account of the Gospel does mean that there will be times you leave your comfort zone, meet new people, and offer the prospect of friendship. Yes, there are people better and more comfortable at this, but we can all learn from Paul about being flexible when it comes to enacting and proclaiming the love and compassion of God with people “where and as they are.”
Prayer for the Week (February 4, 2024-February 10, 2024)
/in From the Pastor/by Diane PalumboLet us pray to our compassionate God who is near to us in Jesus Christ: God, we cry out to you in our weariness and in our sorrow and illness, as your Son called upon you in his suffering unto death. Strengthen us in the conviction that you are to be found in our pain as well as in our joys, and that you care for us through him who showed us how much you loved us, Jesus Christ our Lord, who eternally dwells with you and the Holy Spirit, One God now and forever more. Amen.
(Claretian Publications)
Prayer for the Week (January 28, 2024-February 3, 2024)
/in From the Pastor/by Diane PalumboLet us pray that the knowledge of the Word of God fill the world: God our Father, you have spoken to us through your Word, Jesus Christ, that endures for all ages. He lived as he spoke, and so his message became flesh and blood and was faithful. May we speak in your name with authority and through the Holy Spirit give us direction for our lives and stir us up to bear witness to your kingdom of love. Amen.
(Claretian Publications)
Sunday Reflection (January 28, 2024)
/in From the Pastor/by Diane PalumboInstead of uncleanness contaminating him, Jesus overcame his uncleanness with the holiness of God: The Holy One of God (Mark 1:21-28). The unclean man was not unclean to Jesus. He was healed and brought into fellowship with God and others. This is a foretaste when all evil and uncleanness are conquered by God, and we are fully restored and reconciled to God.
Jesus revealed an inbreaking of God’s reign upon earth. Jesus healed the man of the unclean spirit and embraced the man. May we be like Jesus who overcame evil and uncleanness with compassion and love: That is the power of God!
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- Worship Service on May 19, 2024 10:30 am
- Worship Service on May 26, 2024 10:30 am
- Worship Service on June 2, 2024 10:30 am
- Worship Service on June 9, 2024 10:30 am
- UMW Monthly Meeting on June 11, 2024 10:00 am
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306 West Center Street
Galax, VA 24333
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Phone: 276-236-9937
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