Reflection from our Co-Pastors, Thrusday, July 9

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Reflections from our Co-Pastors, July 8, 2020

Hosea 11: 1-4; 8, 9

What tender images we have of our God today in the 1st reading from Hosea. God "loved" the Israelites out of Egypt, took them into his arms, and taught them how to walk. God "fostered" them "like one who takes an infant to his cheeks", and stooped down to feed them.

Yet, the closer God approached and called the Israelites, the farther they moved away. They continued "sacrificing to the Baals", and "burning incense to idols." They did not know that God was their healer.

Still, God would not give up on them. God longed for relationship with them. God's heart was overwhelmed and moved to pity. God wanted to Mother them.

Like our ancestors before us, we now travel together into this unknown future. When we take our next breath into this new moment with no guide

book to lead us, let us carry these Motherly images from the prophet Hosea with us on our journey. We are loved by God and cradled in God's arms. God raises us up cheek to cheek and stoops down to feed us through God's Word. God's heart is overwhelmed with longing for us. God is our healer, the Great Curegiver. And God wiill teach us how to walk on unknown, yet sacred, ground.

Let us navigate this new path by following the Mother's voice, renewing the song She is singing, and making our own map into this new world.

AMEN

(Some ideas were from a poem entitled "A Map to the Next World" by Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate for the United States)

Our Service Recordings & More

View our Sunday July 5th service recording. You can also access a printable document of the entire service to assist with pray. If you are interested in learning more about the people whose pictures were on the “We shall Overcome” recessional hymn slide, here is the final slide with names of the pictured individuals.

T he ordination service for Jane Reina in its entirety is available for viewing. You can also view the homily from Bishop Frances, and the highlights of the ordination or this short (1.5 min) commemorative video

For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage and other videos are located here.

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Community Prayer Requests

Please pray for -

Kerrie Anderson's sister Hilde Kraft and family after the death of Hilde's husband.

And for Jennifer Pfeister and family for the passing of her father, Bill McClellan.

Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe. For the continued recovery of Linda Joyce. The Kent family whose Mother Teri (community member) and Father recently passed.

Kris, wife of Scott Jenkins (retired regional ECC priest). Dona Bosse - community member. Joanne Gallagher, offers prayers of thanksgiving for the success of her surgery and gratitude to our community for prayerful support.

Julie Schoenbauer and family for the passing of her father and for the family of Edwin White, brother-in-law of Pastor Jane. .

For the peaceful repose of the souls of Bill, Greg, and Calvin - friends of Deacon Rosean. For the continued recovery of Father Don Sutton - ECC Priest .

For Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother. For Dani - Niece of the Cloyds. Mary Crosby – parishioner. For Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones and Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. For Lynne Barnes and family.

John Nystrom and family. The Dunn Family. Leo Six – father of Michael Six, Mike Gudim, Margie Weitz, Suzanne King, Robert Browell.

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