This month we explore “Courage to Love.” Wow, what a challenge! Since I’m not an ordained minister or preacher, instead of a “meditation,” I would like to offer some “reflections” to contemplate. Perhaps definitions for “Courage” and “Love” in this context will help. I see “Courage,” as “Strength in the […]
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“Courage and Good Night.” You have to be of a certain age or demographic for that phrase to sound familiar. “Courage and Good Night” was Dan Rather’s sign off after the CBS Evening News. It’s like Walter Cronkite’s “And that’s the way it is,” Edward R. Murrow’s “Good night […]
Once upon a time, a long time ago, (but not too long) there was a boy named Samuel and he had never before heard the Lord’s voice, but he kept hearing a call in the darkness of night. Come hear more of the story as we read from I Samuel […]
THE POWER OF PEACE: FOURTH IN-PERSON GATHERING of 2024: APRIL 28, 6:30 PM Dear Friends of the Wholeness Services, Our last in person meeting on March 24 at St. Gabriel’s Presbyterian Church on Williams Drive in Georgetown, Texas, was very well-attended. Our volunteers were outstanding in their work to fulfill […]
BELIEVING IN PEACE: THIRD IN-PERSON GATHERING of 2024: MARCH 24, 6:30 PM Dear Friends, We continue this season of the Wholeness Service with our focus on Pursuing Peace. By the Holy Spirit, we remember not only that peace is available to us, but are reminded how Jesus teaches through example how […]
Our topic for the March 24th service of Wholeness is “Believing in Peace.” So how do we believe in God’s peace when we feel and see things fall apart? Jesus says, “Take up your cross” and, to be in Him to share His peace. Taking up a cross doesn’t mean […]
FORGIVING PEACE: SECOND IN-PERSON GATHERING of 2024: FEBRUARY 25, 6:30 PM “Father, may they be forgiven, for they know not what they do.” -Luke 23:34 Dear all on the journey: February is going so fast, it seems all the months fly by. Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day this year. […]
“Father may they be forgiven, for they do not know what they do.” –Luke 23:34 February is heart month. Not just for love, but for our heart health. How have we been doing so far in this year of “peace?“ Have we been improving our peace of mind, body, and […]
PEACE WITHIN: FIRST IN-PERSON GATHERING of 2024: JANUARY 28, 6:30 PM Colossians 3:15 (NIV) Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Peace be with you, Dear Friends of the Georgetown Ecumenical Wholeness Service, We pray […]
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (NIV) In Luke, the risen Christ appears to the distraught disciples speaking the words “Peace be with you” or as Jesus would have spoken, shalom, What […]
The topic for December’s meditation is, “Peace for all.” All. And the word “all” is used to emphasize the whole quantity or extent. It doesn’t select just one certain group or individual. It doesn’t discard anybody for lack or deficiency. All means “everybody.” It’s inclusive. God wants us […]
Ephesians 4: 31-32, from the Passion Translation: Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults. But, instead be kind and affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love. 1. Are you angry now at a person, […]
