Pastor’s Corner – Sunday, Nov 23
Dear Beloved,
How is it with your being (mind-body, heart, and spirit) as we enter the last part of the 2025 calendar year and as we near the end of the church/liturgical calendar? I have always enjoyed having a church/liturgical year as well as a calendar year because in it I find an extra built-in offering for pause and reflection. If the idea of a church/liturgical year is new to you and you’d like to chat more about it, I’d be glad to. The church year ends right before the beginning of Advent which starts the new church/liturgical year. For me Advent is a season of reflection and repentance set aside to help us prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world as a newborn and his coming anew into our lives and world again and again. Here are some questions that I have been reflecting on. Maybe one would be helpful to you. As we come to the end of 2025 in both calendars, what are our hopes and hurts? Are there helpful changes that we can make? What are our dreams and uncertainties? How is God calling to us and reaching out to us? Are there spiritual practices that might support us in journeying with Jesus? What are we experiencing when you are still with ourselves and God? How are the communities around us inviting our talents and gifts to be used for good? Where are we finding rest and renewal? I hope one or more of these questions allows you space for pondering. If Pastor Marc and I can ever be a helpful conversation partner as you live as a loved and loving child of God, please feel free to reach out. If you would like to chat with a small group on the first Sunday of Advent, you are welcome to meet in the Kendall Children and Family Center on the first Sunday of Advent, November 30th for snacks between 9:45 and 10:15 or between 11:45 and 12:15. We appreciate you!
With gratitude and hope,
Sarah
Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. (Psalm 111:1-3)
