Reflections from Your Co-Pastors
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Oh, Lord I am not worthy OR Am I?
Walking within the brightness of the new snow and the enveloping bluest of skies this morning, I found myself singing a hymn from my childhood: “Oh Lord, I am not worthy, that Thou should come to me, but speak the words of comfort, my Spirit healed shall be. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine.” This is traditionally a communion hymn but this morning it rings differently. Today, I give thanks for the Sacrament that is the divine gift of God’s creation -- our planet and all that exists. This includes us. Surely then we are worthy.
Hmm…honestly, I have been wrestling with ‘Oh Lord, I am not worthy.’ My musings wandered from ‘not worthy to receive you’ to ‘of course I am worthy, You made me in your image, from yourself’ to ‘I am yours,’ to Matthew 6:26-30, the sermon of the birds of the air and the wild flowers, and “Aren’t you more important.” Worthiness is not the issue. God is Amma and she will not withhold her acceptance. Indeed, we are more worthy than we can conceive.
Being present to the Mystery is humbling, being aware of the Gift is humbling, but humility and worthiness are not the same. We are worthy or
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the gift would not be a gift. Yes, sometimes we might feel unworthy. We sometimes might think we are unworthy, and sometimes we might fall into the old “I am not worthy.”
But then remember that Rumi says,” I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” Irene Zimmerman wrote “When darkness, stones, and tomb bloomed to Easter morning, she ran to him, shouting 'This is my body, my blood!'" Teresa of Avila told us, “Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.”
We are intimates.
At some time we may want to break through the routine of communion and resurrect the experience of Sacrament, of Gift, of Love Relationship! Christ has risen, Alleluia!!!
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You are invited!!
In person worship service -
April 25th at 11:00 am.
For our first in-person community Mass this year, we can accommodate 10 households (or 25 people) to attend our 11:00 am Mass.
Please click here to provide the names of the individuals from your household who will attend the service. Covid protocols (mask and social distancing) will be followed.
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This service will also be available via Zoom, live at 11:00 am. |
Alleluia! Back to Celebrating
in the Church!
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Prayer Requests and Service Recordings |
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Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times
+Anna and Joshua Moore - daughter & her husband of members Tom and Lisa Moos
+John Hynes - father of Co-Pastor Jane's children
+Patricia - sister of Co-Pastor Rosean
+Jarrid Stout - friend of Michael Six
+Adele Eastman - friend of Co-Pastor Jane
+Hope - granddaughter of Co-Pastor Rosean
+Laura Templet - member
+Rob Frank - friend of Kerrie Anderson - member
+Jerry Padilla, father and Ryan Cordova nephew of Lisa Jones - member
+Joanne Gallagher - member, and for her sister, Dr. Barbara Immroth
+Aidan - grandson of Mother Kae.
+Lauren Roob - friend of Rosanna Bateman
+Liz and Ken Zornes and family, whose daughter is struggling with addiction - friends of Sandra and Dick Life
+Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe
+Dona Bosse - member
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+Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother
+Dani - niece of the Cloyds - members
+Jim and Lucille Bowen friends of Suzanne King, member
+Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll
+Leo Six – father of Michael Six
+Mike Gudim
+Suzanne King - member
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For the peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the families.
Mary Crosby - member
Leon - father of Mother Cynthia
Kristin - daughter of ECC priest Scott Jenkins.
Joan Kneeland - sister-in-law of Bill Kneeland
Rita Ortiz, friend of Deacon Rosean
Margie Weitz - member
Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones
Bob, husband of Joyce Dehaven -
friend of Cathy Engel
David Heyman - member
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Service Recordings
View the recording for 3rd Sunday in Easter,
April 18 here. For the homily of Father Michael Nicosia, click here. Here is a printed version of the liturgy to assist with prayer
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For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection with and for the community - marymagdalafc@gmail.com
Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal
What are our partners in ministry here up to? Go here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin
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