Re-Creation

Taylor Burton-Edwards       Director of Worship Resources,  UMC General Board of Discipleship       "By spending time each year in a more focused way on God's many gifts in creation, we are not seeking to compartmentalize creation to just a few weeks a year, but rather deepen our appreciation for creation as an integral part of our worship and discipleship throughout the year and throughout our lives."

Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that, although the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. ~Kurt Vonnegut

Sins ??

Seven Deadly Social Sins

  Politics without principle

    Wealth without work

Commerce without morality

Pleasure without conscience

Education without character

 Science without humanity

 Worship without sacrifice.

Gandhi

A Beautiful World

Be soft. 

Do not let the world make you hard. 

Do not let the pain make you hate.

Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. 

Take pride that, although the rest of the world may disagree, 

you still believe it to be a beautiful place. 

~Kurt Vonnegut

God of All

God of great and God of small, God of one and God of all, God of weak and God of strong, God to whom all things belong.

            Alleluia!

God of land and sky and sea, God of life and destiny, God of never ending power, yet beside me every hour.

            Alleluia!

God of silence, God of sound, God by whom the lost are found, God of day and darkest night, God whose love turns wrong to right.

            Alleluia!

God of heaven and God of earth, God of death and God of birth, God of now and days before, God who reigns forevermore.

            Alleluia!

Natalie Sleeth

When the World Rushes On...

In clamor and confusion the world rushes around seeking meaning —
scheduled, over-scheduled breathless quest.

We remember Jesus after the crowds — “…he would withdraw

to deserted places and pray.”  (Luke 5:16)

How he must have been strengthened,comforted and fed by this time alone with God.

What we long for is some quiet, some time of rest to hear God’s word for us
in the solitude, to trust God’s grace in our midst — so we might be saved,
so we might be strengthened.

— Roberta Porter    Alive Now, July/August 2012

Thank God for Each Day

 Thank  God for Today

For cool mornings and rumbling afternoon storms,

for amazing days and even more ordinary evenings,

for deep friendships and shallow wading pools:

we give thanks to God!

For the laughing God who tickles us with joy,

for the broken-hearted Love who joins in our struggles:

we give thanks to God at all times!

For the Bread of heaven who feeds us hope,

for the Spirit of grace who teaches us to dance:

we give thanks to God at all times and for everything!

-Thom Shuman

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