Message of the Day from Rev. Mary White
Good Afternoon and Blessings
When we live in radical times, we are called to react radically. It’s up to us to share our time, our food, our gifts and talents as we are able and in a safe manner.
Kids United are asking us to dress as a character in the nativity scene, take a picture and send it to prunitedchurch@gmail.com. Throw a sheet over your head and call yourself an angel or put on your housecoat and call yourself a shepherd. Just use your imagination and have some fun with this!
I look forward to Christmas Eve to see your contribution.
Keep safe, Keep connected.
Blessings and the strength of Love be with you.
Rev. Mary,
revmjwhite@hotmail.ca
We Haven’t Cancelled Worship
– Thom M Shuman from “Voices Out of Lockdown”
We haven’t cancelled worship; we’ve cancelled a religious gathering at a specific time, in a specific place, on a specific day, but folk will still worship God when they are caring for the grand-kids and walking their dogs; worship as they serve beside Jesus at foodbanks and pick up groceries for a neighbour; worship when they share the Spirit’s peace by singing songs over the phone to a parent; worship when they work from home; worship when they endure extra shifts in nursing homes and group homes; worship when they e-mail someone far away and wave to a stranger across the street; worship when they take toilet paper to a homeless shelter. We haven’t cancelled worship, just the ‘official’ part has changed its format.
Prayer Of The Day
Beloved of God
Although we continue to miss our faith family gatherings, through your Love and teachings, we will endure whatever comes our way. May we persevere by being your hands in this upside-down world and may we discover our own valid ways to worship and safely Serve with Love. We pray this in the name of the One who sacrificed all He had.
Amen