Prayer of the day : “O God our defender, storms rage around and within us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us in the faith of … read full post

Second Sunday after Pentecost June 11, 2023 Faith, Okemos Hosea 5:15-6:6, Psalm 50:7-15, Romans 4:13-35. Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Grace to you and peace… It was Friday morning.  Lola lay in her bed at Independence Village in Grand Ledge crying out, … read full post

“Honesty and love”…foundational words that came to me during my junior year in college in 1963 and ’64. Years marked by JFK’s assassination… by George Wallace declaring “segregation forever”… by the reawakening of the women’s movement (Betty Friedan)…by MLK’s arrest … read full post

Matters of the Heart Please pray with me aloud or in your heart our Prayer of the Day: Sovereign God, ruler of all hearts, you call us to obey you, and you favor us with true freedom.  Keep us faithful … read full post

Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19, I Corinthians 11:23-25, John13:1-17, 31b-35   This Precious Gift What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused … read full post

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2021 Faith, Okemos Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18, Psalm 34:15-22, Ephesians 6:10-20, John 6:56-69 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 Who of us who has … read full post