A little over two years ago I was slowly emerging out of survival mode. I had my first child the previous year and life beyond diapers and nursing was starting to appear again. While at the playground one morning, one of my dear friends bravely asked me the challenging question that had been plaguing me […]
Every Wednesday lunchtime this year we have been gathering in the sanctuary to celebrate the Eucharist. There are just two more – today and next Wednesday (04/12/2017), so if you haven’t been to one yet do think about coming! 12.15pm – 12.50pm in the Sanctuary. Meanwhile, here is Amy’s homily from last week …. John 6:25-35 Today’s gospel reading is […]
Two weeks ago David Griffin spoke on Isaiah 54:1-10 at our mid-week eucharist It is not for nothing that book of Isaiah has earned the nickname “The Fifth Gospel.” Although it begins with warnings of judgment, the book concludes with some of the most encouraging promises of redemption that we find in the Old Testament. Indeed, […]
Readings: Psalm 121; Isa. 49:1-7; Gal 2:15-21; Mark 6:13-29 Today* marks the 6th day of the new administration under Trump. It is the second day of the annual audit at my office.And we’re in the midst of the sometimes dreary days of midwinter; although, today offers a welcome (warm and bright) reprieve. As we begin […]
In Mark 4, we encounter Jesus telling the parable of a sower who scattered seed that fell in four different locations. Three of the locations were not suitable and resulted in the seeds being eaten by scavengers, dying under the harsh conditions or being choked out by surrounding weeds. However, the fourth location was just […]
Please join us tonight at 7:30pm in the sanctuary for a special Eucharist service for Election Day. As we prepare to cast our ballots, let us join together in praying the prayer below. Holy God, at the dawn of time you fashioned the world and set it on its course. In the fullness of time […]
On Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30pm, we will hold a special Eucharist service for Election Day. A number of churches around the country are holding prayer vigils and services and we’ve invited our sister churches to join us for this service. In preparation for our time together, please join us in praying this prayer below […]
On Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30pm, we will hold a special Eucharist service at Restoration for Election Day. A number of churches around the country are holding prayer vigils and services and we’ve invited our sister churches to join us for this service. No matter what your political leanings, praying for our nation and our […]
All shall be well And so our good Lord answered to all the questions and doubts that I might make, saying comfortingly: I make all things well, I can make all things well, I will make all things well, and I shall make all things well; and thou shall see thyself that all manner of […]
Do I pray for healing? If you’ve been a Christian for long enough, you’ve likely posed this question in your heart when you or a loved one has suffered physically, mentally, or spiritually. Sure, in the abstract everything is possible with God. But at some point, hope bleeds into delusion, doesn’t it? It’s not always […]