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The Sacred Act of Showing up
The Sacred Act of Showing up
Daryn StylianopoulosNovember 8, 2021
Guiding Lights of Love
Guiding Lights of Love
Lin Story-BunceNovember 1, 2021
Pull Up a Chair & Lend Your Voice
Pull Up a Chair & Lend Your Voice
TWT TeamOctober 25, 2021
Seasons, They Are A-Changin’
Seasons, They Are A-Changin’
TWT TeamOctober 18, 2021
Pulling Each Other Through
Pulling Each Other Through
Lin Story-BunceOctober 11, 2021
What Truly Matters
What Truly Matters
Daryn StylianopoulosOctober 4, 2021
Like Riding a Bike
Like Riding a Bike
Kendall GrubbSeptember 20, 2021
The Gift of the Present
The Gift of the Present
Rev. Darrell R. Hamilton, IISeptember 13, 2021
Shoulder to Shoulder, Arm in Arm
Shoulder to Shoulder, Arm in Arm
June BunceSeptember 6, 2021
Gardeners of Spirit & Faith
Gardeners of Spirit & Faith
Susan ChorleyAugust 30, 2021
A Gigantic Step of Faith
A Gigantic Step of Faith
Rev. Sandra DorsainvilAugust 23, 2021
Fully Known & Fully Loved
Fully Known & Fully Loved
Olivia BunceAugust 16, 2021
Grace-filled Solidarity
Grace-filled Solidarity
Molly Brummett WudelAugust 9, 2021
A Simple Game of Catch
A Simple Game of Catch
James FreetlyAugust 2, 2021
Expanding Worlds & Opening Hearts
Expanding Worlds & Opening Hearts
Barbara PresnellJuly 26, 2021
It’s The Simple Things
It’s The Simple Things
Khette CoxJuly 12, 2021
Finding Freedom in Sacrifice & Couscous
Finding Freedom in Sacrifice & Couscous
Justin GrubbJuly 5, 2021
On Our Best Day
On Our Best Day
Rev. Dr. Ka’thy Gore ChappellJune 28, 2021
Little Pictures Have Big Ears
Little Pictures Have Big Ears
Daryn StylianopoulosJune 21, 2021
Sit on the Porch and Visit a While
Sit on the Porch and Visit a While
Rev. Cheryl HarrisJune 14, 2021
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Take a moment to notice the things around you. What do you hear? What do you feel around you? What do you feel within you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Choose one thing you would like to remember. Notice the details. Study it with your heart What would you do if you found out you had only one day to live. How would you spend it? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If we lived like this, perhaps we would all spend our wild and precious life with more attentiveness and intention toward a Ask a child in your life how they know or recognize they are loved. What helps to remind them of that truth? Then, ask them how they can show others that they love and care about them – could they draw a picture, write a letter, offer a gift? Even when we are not thinking about it or focused on it, even when we don’t expect it – it’s there – the kind of love that catches us off guard, that shows up when we least expect it and doesn’t expect anything in return You matter. You are beloved. God loves you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ God loves you enough to enter into this world – to come to you with a love that is startling and surprising, that is there for you whether you are looking for it or not, that holds Loving God, 
In the busyness of this season and our lives, open our hearts to the in-breaking of your love. By your love, make room in our hearts for your hope. Make room in our lives for your peace. Make room in our lives for your joy. Teach us not
This Christmas, may love make room again as it did in that Bethlehem stable so long ago. May it find space in the midst of our too-full lives, in the cries of neighbors who are hurting, in the work of healing our communities, and in the yearning for God of Joy, 
Help us to let go of the pressure to make everything perfect. Allow us to embrace the unexpected with open hearts and eyes ready to see your grace. May we recognize your presence in every moment, and may we offer our gratitude for the ho All too often it’s our own expectations for how we believe something should or shouldn’t be or the way we think something should turn out — whether it be our careers, within communities, or just a short holiday trip — that can Sometimes the moments of joy we hope for, or the little bits of magic we seek aren’t always in what we plan, but instead they find us in unexpected ways.​​​​​​​​ During the Christmas season, the pressure to create the "perfect" holid Despite the circumstances and how unlikely it seems – even in the midst of fear, turmoil, and uncertainty – deep loss, estrangement, financial insecurity, shame, loneliness…we can have peace. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Jesus was born into o
 

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