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Synod Authorized Minister - Arlin Scott

For the week ending September 14, 2024

Grace Notes

Friday Devotional:

Psalm 116:1-9



"Have mercy on us." How many times have you prayed these words? I've done so in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the Uvalde school shooting; war in Ukraine and elsewhere; wildfires in California, Canada, and beyond.

People hurt one another, Creation cries out at our unfaithfulness in stewarding it. We get into messes every day and ask God for help. One disaster upon another may cause us to lose faith. Yet Psalm 116 reminds us God is merciful.

Mercy arrives in the hands of healers who tend to sick and wounded bodies. Mercy comes through firefighters and disaster recovery workers. Mercy shows up in lives spared, refugees given new life in a foreign land, the grieving, and the cross. We thank God, who is at work in this mess, offering fresh mercy in the form of the cross, the sunrise, and the promise of new life in heaven.

Meanwhile, God calls us to be Christlike infacing tragedy, to embody mercy in a hurting world desperate for healing.


Have mercy on me, O God. Have mercy on us. Stir up our hearts so we might embody your mercy in a hurting world. Amen.



An excerpt from Christ in Our Home

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Kimball Piano ready for a new home...

There is a family that lives near the church that would like to donate a Kimball piano, if you know any music lover who would enjoy a gently used piano, contact the church office at 805.983.0612 for info on pick up.


September Birthdays

✝ Joe was diagnosed with Dementia and Heart problems (Donna’s brother-in-law); Jennifer Guzzo for relief of migraine symptoms; Toni was diagnosed with Dementia (Donna’s sister); Tami Cobb & Karin Wilcox receiving chemotherapy; Debi Owens, battling cancer (Robin F. friend); Lewis Johnson Montana State Trooper (Robin T's relative).


✝ For peace in war-ravaged places; public servants working for the good of all people; those seeking employment, adequate housing, and other important needs.


We are restarting our prayer list each quarter. This helps us to remove prayer concerns that are no longer needed.

If you want to add a name to our prayer list, please contact the church office or

Synodically Authorized Minister - Arlin Scott


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