“Mourning Light,” by Lisle Gwynn Garrity © A Sanctified Art. Used with permission John 20:1-18 I’m going to be weaving the sermon with the poem (in italics) on this passage that I wrote for the book Drawing Near: A Devotional Journey with Art, Poetry and Reflection. In the beginning, on the first day, Jesus, rising,…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Here we are together again. I am so grateful to be a part of this community. Pat, Sheri and I have been reflecting on the gift we all gave each other last week as we gathered to grieve Katelin’s passing. It was a powerful reminder to me of why we do…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Luke 13:31-35 It is a hard world we are living in friends. I’m glad we are here together to strengthen and encourage each other. I know I have needed that throughout this past week. There is something about the lenten journey this year that resonates deeply with me – the journey…
“Loving Your Neighbor” by Dona Park, from the Anabaptist Community Bible. Luke 10:25-42 What an embarrassment of riches we have in today’s scripture. It includes two of the most often told stories in the Gospels — the story of the Good Samaritan and the story of Mary and Martha. Both of these stories are unique…
Luke 5:1-11 Almost five months ago, we began grounding ourselves in our sacred story — this story through which Jewish and Christian and Anabaptist communities across millennia have found strength, hope and courage. And we did this because we live in anxious times. Remember back in September? We didn’t know who was going to win…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Luke 3:1-22 It is good to be here together this morning. I imagine many of us are coming with heavy hearts due to the devastating fires in Southern California and the ways they are impacting people and places dear to us. I feel a multi-layered grief recognizing the direct impact on…
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